Spatial variations in US poverty: beyond metropolitan and non-metropolitan.
Urban Stud
; 49(3): 563-85, 2012.
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| ID: mdl-22512042
Because poverty in rural and urban areas of the US often has different causes, correlates and solutions, effective anti-poverty policies depend on a thorough understanding of the ruralness or urbanness of specific places. This paper compares several widely used classification schemes and the varying magnitudes of poverty that they reveal in the US. The commonly used 'metropolitan/non-metropolitan' distinction obscures important socioeconomic differences among metropolitan areas, making our understanding of the geography of poverty imprecise. Given the number and concentration of poor people living in mixed-rural and rural counties in metropolitan regions, researchers and policy-makers need to pay more nuanced attention to the opportunities and constraints such individuals face. A cross-classification of the Office of Management and Budget's metro system with a nuanced RUDC scheme is the most effective for revealing the geographical complexities of poverty within metropolitan areas.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Política Pública
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Población Rural
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Factores Socioeconómicos
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Población Suburbana
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Población Urbana
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Áreas de Pobreza
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Urban Stud
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido