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Title: 2016 State of Working West Virginia: Why is West Virginia So Poor?

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Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: One of the best-known studies of West Virginia’s past is John Alexander Williams’ West Virginia: A History. The author, who grew up in Greenbrier County, initially wrote the book in conjunction with the nation’s bicentennial in 1976, although it is still in print. In that work, the author summarizes what many researchers and ordinary West Virginians have known for a long time: “Whether or not mountaineers were always free, they were almost always poor.”i It may be cold comfort in today’s hard times to reflect that the latest troubles are only the most recent of many, but that realization may help give West Virginians the perspective needed to move ahead. In this section, we will briefly examine some of the explanations of this . . .

Url: https://wvpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/5/SWWV-2016-release.pdf

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Authors: O'Leary, Sean; Boettner, Ted; Wilhelm, Sarah; Wilson, Rick

Publisher: West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other, Poverty and Welfare

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