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Rural Poverty Research Center: Conference on Real-life Challenges and Poverty Research Direction

Welcome to the Rural Poverty Research Center's conference. The advisory committee has guided the focus of the conference, featuring papers in response to our call and invited papers for topic balance. Join us to showcase "real-life challenges" associated with poverty and discuss the future of poverty research and policy efforts in the South.

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Rural Poverty Research Center: Conference on Real-life Challenges and Poverty Research Direction

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  1. WELCOME Rural Poverty Research Center

  2. About the Conference • Advisory committee provide important guidance on the focus of the conference • Most papers on this agenda are a direct outgrowth of a response to an SRDC call for papers • Select number of other papers were invited to provide balance to the topics • Wanted to attract some of the best researchers in the South • Also wanted to have the “real life challenges” associated with poverty showcased at the conference. The Grassroots Panel is an important aspect of ensuring that this happens.

  3. One of the most critical questions is . . . • What will happen after this conference is over? • It is up to all of us to determine what direction we should take in launching a significant poverty research and policy effort in the South.

  4. Poverty Status of Individuals

  5. Percent of Population Below Poverty by Race and Ethnicity, 1990 & 2000

  6. Number of Persons in the South in Poverty,1990 & 2000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  7. Poverty Shifts in Metro and Nonmetro Areas of the South, 1990-2000

  8. The Economic Features of the Region

  9. Goods Producing Farm Agricultural Services Mining Manufacturing Construction Service Producing Transportation and Public Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Services Government and Government Enterprises Type of Industries Classified by Each Sector

  10. The Industrial Profile of Full and Part-Time Jobs in the South,1990 and 2000 Source: Regional Economic Information System (REIS)

  11. Proportion of New Full and Part-Time Jobs Generated by Each Sector, 1990-2000 8.4 % Source: Regional Economic Information System (REIS)

  12. Educational Credentials of the Region

  13. Educational Status of Metro and Nonmetro Southerners,1990 and 2000 Nonmetro Metro

  14. Educational Status of Metro & Nonmetro Southerners by Race, 2000

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