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A New Plea for the Separation of the South

A New Plea for the Separation of the South. Gavin Wright Legacy of the War on Poverty Conference University of Michigan June 12-13, 2012. Main Points. South has the highest U.S. poverty rate ~40 percent of the poor since 1979 South had greatest poverty reduction 59-78

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A New Plea for the Separation of the South

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  1. A New Plea for the Separation of the South Gavin Wright Legacy of the War on Poverty Conference University of Michigan June 12-13, 2012

  2. Main Points • South has the highest U.S. poverty rate ~40 percent of the poor since 1979 • South had greatest poverty reduction 59-78 • More through Civil Rights than War on Poverty • Voting Rights Act promoted two-party competition and moderate policies • Despite progress, continued relevance of race and region for poverty policy

  3. Poverty Rates by Region

  4. Shares of US Poor

  5. Poverty Rates

  6. Poverty Numbers (000)

  7. Mississippi: Post-Neonatal Infant Death Rate from diarrhea and pneumonia

  8. Post-Neonatal Mortality Rates by Race and Region 1955-75

  9. Cohort-Specific AFQT Gap Between South and “Rustbelt”SOURCE: Chay, Guryan, Mazumder (2010)

  10. EEOC Occupational Shares

  11. Conditions for Poverty Progress • Growth of Job Opportunities • Especially for those with limited schooling • Interests of the Poor linked to interests of larger groups • Racial exclusions & black middle class • Biracial coalitions for economic growth • Federal authority exerted over state/local • Better schools

  12. American Chickens: 1929

  13. American Chickens: 1992

  14. Soft Drink Names

  15. % of County Population Black

  16. Black Elected Officials

  17. % BEOs/% Population 2001

  18. U.S. Senators by Party

  19. Southern Governors by Party

  20. A Prom Divided

  21. Tax Liability at Poverty Line:NORTHEAST

  22. Tax Liability at Poverty Line: SOUTH Source: Newman and O’Brien, Taxing the Poor (2011)

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