Poverty Evolution in the Capital of the Sunbelt: An Investigation of Neighborhood-level Poverty Among Racial and Ethnic Groups within Houston, Texas; 1990-2000

Authors

  • John Strait Sam Houston State University
  • Gang Gong Sam Houston State University

Keywords:

poverty, race, ethnicity

Abstract

Poverty in the urban United States exhibited significant changes

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