Education and economic well-being in racially diverse rural counties: The role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Review of Regional Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-319

  Mykerezi, Elton ^a   Mills, Bradford F ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Income; Rural south

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ETHNICITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL POPULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26944448872     PISSN: 0048749X     EISSN: 0048749X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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