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Exploring Gender And Economic Development In Appalachia, Melissa Latimer, Ann M. Oberhauser
Exploring Gender And Economic Development In Appalachia, Melissa Latimer, Ann M. Oberhauser
Ann Oberhauser
Gender relations have influenced the distribution, causes, and consequences of social and economic inequality in the Appalachian region. Labor market studies that examine gender-based sources of inequality greatly expanded our understanding of poverty in Appalachia for both women and men (Billings and Tickamyer 1993). Researchers, who incorporate gender into their analyses, consistently have documented that women are more vulnerable to poverty than men in this region (Latimer 2000; Tickamyer and Tickamyer 1991). The increased attention to gender issues within Appalachian studies reflected the heightened awareness of how gender - in addition to race, class, and ethnicity - shape economic development …
Unraveling Appalachia's Rural Economy: The Case Of A Flexible Manufacturing Network, Ann M. Oberhauser, Amy Pratt, Ann-Marie Turnage
Unraveling Appalachia's Rural Economy: The Case Of A Flexible Manufacturing Network, Ann M. Oberhauser, Amy Pratt, Ann-Marie Turnage
Ann Oberhauser
Many households and communities in rural Appalachia engage in diverse economic strategies that often are ignored in analyses of economic restructuring in the region (Gaventa, Smith, and Willingham 1990; Obermiller and Philliber 1994). This paper highlights the complex nature of rural economies and particularly informal
activities that intersect with kinship and community-based social networks. Different scales of economic activity are examined as shifts in global capital impact and are influenced by local strategies that include formal as well as informal activities. This analysis uses a case study of a network of home-based machine-knitters to illus-
trate these social and spatial …