The new rural poverty: Central Valley evolving into patchwork of poverty and prosperity
نام عام مواد
[Article]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Taylor, J. Edward; Martin, Philip L.
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متن يادداشت
From Redding to Bakersfield, the Central Valley is evolving into a patchwork of poverty and prosperity. Despite being part of the world's most prosperous agricultural economy, more than 25% of Fresno County's 800,000 residents were eligible for Medi-Cal in 1998. A study of 65 rural California towns indicates that labor-intensive agriculture contributes to poverty and welfare demands in rural communities by attracting large numbers of unskilled foreign workers and offering most of them poverty-level wages. In the 65 towns, 28% of the residents live in households with below-poverty incomes. Major policy choices for ameliorating this situation include modifying immigration and labor laws that affect farming to help farmworkers earn higher wages.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2000
عنوان
California Agriculture
شماره جلد
54/1
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )