Miscellaneous
Ever since Lyndon Johnson declared the "War on Poverty", the federal and state governments have been trying to bring prosperity to the Appalachia region. Decades later, and millions of dollars spent, the region remains as poor, if not poorer, then ever. So why the failures? In today's podcast, Abigail Hall, an Associate Professor of Economics at Bellarmine University, takes us through her research on the failures of this state-led development, and how we can stop repeating the mistakes.