An Analysis of the Structural Causes of Poverty in New Mexico

Author

Nikolaos Athanassios Stergioulas

Publication Date

1-25-1979

Abstract

A review of the professional literature on poverty in America shows that poverty is a particularly severe problem in New Mexico. Data from the Census of Population indicate that New Mexico during the past and until the present has been ranked among the top five states with high poverty rates. There is strong evidence that New Mexico with the desert land and its colorful population never had the opportunity to follow the rest of the nation and to enjoy completely the fruits of American prosperity.

Degree Name

Economics

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Department of Economics

First Committee Member (Chair)

David Boyce Hamilton Jr.

Second Committee Member

Peter Gregory

Third Committee Member

Donald Tailby

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Recommended Citation

Stergioulas, Nikolaos Athanassios. "An Analysis of the Structural Causes of Poverty in New Mexico." (1979). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/econ_etds/96