EXTENSION'S APPROACH TO THE POVERTY PROBLEM IN KENTUCKY
AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)1966pp. 103–110
Mike Duff, Duff, Mike
Abstract
Some people seem to think narrowly that poverty is the result of a deficiency in one major element-namely, money. However, over a half century ago Robert Hunter1 indicated that poverty may be cultural, passed on from one generation to another. Robert Lampman2 says the dollar poverty line neglects consumption. Helen Lamale and Margaret Statz3 believe an allowance should be made for differences in size of families. For lack of a concise, authoritative definition, I offer the concept that poverty is a socio-economic condition of living below minimum standards of the basic needs of life. The condition of poverty may exist with an individual, a local community, or a large geographic area.
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