Poverty concentration in the prismatic metropolis: The impact of compositional and redistributive forces within Los Angeles, California, 1990-2000

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-94

  Strait, John B ^a  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RACIAL SEGREGATION;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646584202     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0735-2166.2006.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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