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100 1 a| Gentile, Bianca T.,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Why poverty persists in North Carolina and what one state agency is doing about it :b| a review of the 21st Centuries Communities Program /c| by Bianca T. Gentile.;

264 0 c| 2008.;

300 a| 107 leaves :b| illustrations (some color), forms, maps ;c| 29 cm;

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338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2008;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of Geography.;

500 a| Advisor: Holly Hapke;

520 3 a| The purpose of this study is to identify the unique ways ideological assumptions of poverty influence the design of anti-poverty programs. Of particular interest, is how the North Carolina Department of Commerce understands poverty and delivers the statewide 21st Century Communities Program, an economic development/poverty alleviation program, in response to its beliefs about poverty. The guiding questions are 1) what are the causes of poverty in North Carolina? 2) what is the best way to approach poverty alleviation? 3) how do current efforts of the state match up to ideal practices?. This research seeks to expound upon the relationship between poverty ideology and programmatic design. Providing such insight can assist in bridging the theoretical understandings of poverty to the practice of anti-poverty programs, ultimately making anti-poverty initiatives more effective.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-99).;

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710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of Geography.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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Why poverty persists in North Carolina and what one state agency is doing about it : a review of the 21st Centuries Communities Program / by Bianca T. Gentile.

Author/creator	Gentile, Bianca T. author.
Other author	Hapke, Holly M., degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of Geography.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Production	2008.
Description	107 leaves : illustrations (some color), forms, maps ; 29 cm
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	21st Century Communities (N.C.) Poverty--North Carolina. Economic assistance, Domestic--North Carolina. Economic development--North Carolina. Economic development projects--North Carolina. Rural development--North Carolina. Rural development projects--North Carolina.

Summary	The purpose of this study is to identify the unique ways ideological assumptions of poverty influence the design of anti-poverty programs. Of particular interest, is how the North Carolina Department of Commerce understands poverty and delivers the statewide 21st Century Communities Program, an economic development/poverty alleviation program, in response to its beliefs about poverty. The guiding questions are 1) what are the causes of poverty in North Carolina? 2) what is the best way to approach poverty alleviation? 3) how do current efforts of the state match up to ideal practices?. This research seeks to expound upon the relationship between poverty ideology and programmatic design. Providing such insight can assist in bridging the theoretical understandings of poverty to the practice of anti-poverty programs, ultimately making anti-poverty initiatives more effective.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of Geography.
General note	Advisor: Holly Hapke
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2008
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-99).
Genre/form	Academic theses.
Genre/form	Academic theses.
Genre/form	Thèses et écrits académiques.

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