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Natural Resources and the Dynamics of Income and Wealth Inequality in Rural America
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Michael Betz |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | The Appalachian mountain region has long been characterized by deep poverty, which led to the formation of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) in 1965. The ARC region covers West Virginia and parts of 12 other states, running from New York to Mississippi. The region had an average county poverty rate of over 40% in 1960, about double the national average (Deaton and Niman 2012). While the poverty gap between the ARC region and the rest of the nation closed significantly by 1990, it remained nearly twice as large in Central Appalachia. There are many reasons for the higher poverty rate in Appalachia in general, and Central Appalachia in particular: a low-paying industry structure; below average education; low household mobility; and remoteness from cities (Weber et al. 2005; Partridge and Rickman 2005; Lobao 2004). A key distinction between Central Appalachia and the rest of the ARC region is its historic dependence on coal mining. There is a large body of literature arguing that the area’s dependence on coal mining has contributed to its deep poverty through: weaker local governance, entrepreneurship and educational attainment; environmental degradation; poor health outcomes; and limitations on other economic |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://aries.energy.vt.edu/content/dam/aries_energy_vt_edu/conference_health_social_and_economics/Partridge_MD_etal_American%20Journal%20of%20Agricultural%20Economics_2013.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
