{"product_id":"owsley-county-kentucky-and-the-perpetuation-of-poverty-9780786432646","title":"Owsley County, Kentucky, and the Perpetuation of Poverty","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John R. Burch\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 hardships are far from unique, but rather are representative of a significant number of Appalachian counties and towns. Several tables and appendices provide useful demographic, legislative, and agricultural data.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46888851931287,"sku":"9780786432646","price":2831.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786432646.webp?v=1770262222","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/owsley-county-kentucky-and-the-perpetuation-of-poverty-9780786432646","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}