Showing Owsley County, Kentucky, and the Perpetuation of Poverty (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies) by John R. Burch

Owsley County, Kentucky, and the Perpetuation of Poverty This scholarly study identifies several reasons behind Owsley Countys ongoing struggle with poverty, including the countys lack of natural resources, a poor transportation system, and a centralized socio-political power structure controlled by the entrenched elite. Finally, the author asserts that Owsley Countys economic hardships are far from unique, but rather are representative of a significant number of similarly-stricken Appalachian counties and towns. Several tables and appendices provide useful demographic, legislative, and agricultural data from Owsley County between 1844 and 1975.