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The Geography of American Poverty: Is There a Need for Place-Based Policy? by Mark D. Partridge and Dan S. Rickman. Kalamazoo: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. 2006. Paper, ISBN: 88099 286 7, $22.00; Cloth, $56.00. 355 pages.
Partridge and Rickman analyze socioeconomic and demographic factors related to poverty rates (and changes therein) for a variety of geographic areas in the United States. The book begins with a discussion of poverty at the national level, and then logically proceeds to break down the units of analysis into smaller geographic areas: states, counties, and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Considerable attention is paid to changes in regional poverty rates during the 1990s. Case studies are also included, as well as a discussion on poverty in rural areas. Partridge and Rickman conclude with a series of policy recommendations.
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