Owsley County, Kentucky, and the Perpetuation of Poverty

by John R. Burch Jr.

Owsley County, Kentucky, is well known by journalists, academics, and local historians as a quintessential example of rural poverty in Appalachia. This study identifies several reasons behind Owsley County's ongoing struggle with poverty, including the county's lack of natural resources, a poor transportation system, and a centralized socio-political power structure controlled by the entrenched elite. The author asserts that Owsley County's economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786432640
• ISBN13: 9780786432646
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher