Is poverty fixable?

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    • Subject Terms:
      APPALACHIAN Region; UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Examines the plight of the poor in Jackson County, Kentucky, in the Appalachian region. Example of the Pennington family, who are all unemployed; Popularity of poverty as a political issue in July, 1999; United States social policy and its strengths and weaknesses; Statistics for Jackson County's income levels; Nature of the economic obstacles of Appalachia; Views of President Bill Clinton about addressing poverty; Poverty in urban areas and small cities. INSET: Clinton's 'third way' joins many other ways.