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Page xvii
... areas of poverty in the United States were exposed and the incongruities of " poverty amid affluence " were ... area approach to the problem . These were Rural Area Development in the Department of Agri- culture and an Area Redevelopment ...
... areas of poverty in the United States were exposed and the incongruities of " poverty amid affluence " were ... area approach to the problem . These were Rural Area Development in the Department of Agri- culture and an Area Redevelopment ...
Page 156
... areas are such as to offer little opportunity to children of low - income families . Tax bases are inade- quate ; school terms are short ; attendance legislation is not well enforced ; teachers are poorly trained and even more poorly ...
... areas are such as to offer little opportunity to children of low - income families . Tax bases are inade- quate ; school terms are short ; attendance legislation is not well enforced ; teachers are poorly trained and even more poorly ...
Page 199
... areas where farms are predomi- nantly in the lowest income group , entire rural communities have suffered severe economic damage . The small businesses are liquidating , the community facilities are deteriorating , and community ...
... areas where farms are predomi- nantly in the lowest income group , entire rural communities have suffered severe economic damage . The small businesses are liquidating , the community facilities are deteriorating , and community ...
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