14. The Safety Net in Rural America

2017 ◽  
pp. 387-415
Keyword(s):  
Safety Net ◽  
Rural America

Domestic Food Programs, Hunger and Undernutrition in Rural America: How Secure is the Safety Net?

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 179-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlton G. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Safety Net ◽  
Real Income ◽  
Rural America ◽  
Effective Demand ◽  
Food Assistance Programs ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
Transfer Programs ◽  
Nutrient Consumption ◽  
Food Programs ◽  
Domestic Food

This article analyzes the efficacy and distributional impacts of domestic food assistance programs as a safety net against hunger and undernutrition in rural America. The framework of analysis emphasizes the interactions among income level, food availability and nutrient consumption levels. The deteriorating real income of poor rural residents in the 1970s and 1980s eroded the effective demand for essential food and nutrient groups. From 1979 to 1983, the number of rural poor who were eligible for but did not receive food stamps increased from 5.67 million to 7.51 million. It is argued that food programs can begin to serve as an effective safety net only when they are synchronized with other transfer programs and programs that increase the effective demand for food and nutrients through increased employment opportunities.

Increase in Poor Patients Has Torn the Safety Net

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
JOEL B. FINKELSTEIN
Keyword(s):  
Safety Net

Trauma Safety Net Status Not Tied to Mortality

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
FRAN LOWRY
Keyword(s):  
Safety Net

Holes in Safety Net? Patients' Experiences Sag

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
MARY ANN MOON
Keyword(s):  
Safety Net
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