Analyzing intra-metropolitan poverty differentiation: causes and consequences of poverty expansion to suburbs in the metropolitan Atlanta region

The article written by, Sugie Lee,  explains how with the expanding of the metropolitan population into neighboring counties, so do many low income residents and poverty. The article begins by explaining how the recent amount of poverty moving into suburbs is expanding and how researchers are finally noticing. The article then uses graphics to explain the original purpose of the suburbs as well as the recent developments of suburbs. Suburbs were originally used for many whites that wanted to leave the inner-city which were having a minority population boom. With integration, many African-Americans were now able to have more higher paying jobs and were now able to move into the once previous all-white neighborhoods. The article than addresses the history of suburbinization in the city of Atlanta.  Atlanta historically was one of the major African-American majority towns in the country and was seen as a place were many rural blacks could come and achieve success. This caused many blacks to leave the intercity that had been home to high drug use as well as crime. As time progressed with waning economies, poverty became a problem in these areas. The article then explains solutions that could be taken to alleviate the poverty level of the region. Having  government initiatives that could be used as a way to invite jobs to the reason was the primary solution the researchers decided.

Lee, Sugie. “Analyzing Intra-Metropolitan Poverty Differentiation: Causes And Consequences Of Poverty Expansion To Suburbs In The Metropolitan Atlanta Region.” Annals Of Regional Science 46.1 (2011): 37. Advanced Placement Source. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.

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