HARRELL R. RODGERS, JR., is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston. He is a policy analyst who specializes in poverty.GREGORY WEIHER is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston. He is a policy analyst who specializes in political economics.

• Introduction Rural and Urban Poverty: An Income/Net Worth Approach Rural-Urban Differences in the Utilization and Ameliorative Effects of Welfare Programs Labor Force Participation and Poverty Status among Rural and Urban Women Who Head Families Impacts of the Farm Financial Crisis of the 1980s on Resources and Poverty in Agriculturally Dependent Counties in the United States Rural Poverty, Welfare Eligibility, Farm Programs, and the Negative Income Tax Can Income Transfers Promote Economic Development in Poor, Rural Communities? Rural Economic Development Policies for the Midwestern States Bibliography Index

HARRELL R. RODGERS, JR., is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston. He is a policy analyst who specializes in poverty.GREGORY WEIHER is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston. He is a policy analyst who specializes in political economics.

• Introduction Rural and Urban Poverty: An Income/Net Worth Approach Rural-Urban Differences in the Utilization and Ameliorative Effects of Welfare Programs Labor Force Participation and Poverty Status among Rural and Urban Women Who Head Families Impacts of the Farm Financial Crisis of the 1980s on Resources and Poverty in Agriculturally Dependent Counties in the United States Rural Poverty, Welfare Eligibility, Farm Programs, and the Negative Income Tax Can Income Transfers Promote Economic Development in Poor, Rural Communities? Rural Economic Development Policies for the Midwestern States Bibliography Index

HARRELL R. RODGERS, JR., is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston. He is a policy analyst who specializes in poverty.GREGORY WEIHER is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston. He is a policy analyst who specializes in political economics.

• Introduction Rural and Urban Poverty: An Income/Net Worth Approach Rural-Urban Differences in the Utilization and Ameliorative Effects of Welfare Programs Labor Force Participation and Poverty Status among Rural and Urban Women Who Head Families Impacts of the Farm Financial Crisis of the 1980s on Resources and Poverty in Agriculturally Dependent Counties in the United States Rural Poverty, Welfare Eligibility, Farm Programs, and the Negative Income Tax Can Income Transfers Promote Economic Development in Poor, Rural Communities? Rural Economic Development Policies for the Midwestern States Bibliography Index