Disadvantage and Poverty in Rural Scotland

Abstract

A recent (1993) study in rural Scotland showed that poverty and disadvantage are widespread, Rural residents view of themselves, their standard of living, was not consistent with standard objective definitions. This mismatch has significant policy implications. The following article, extracted from the below-listed references, reports on the findings of the study and should prove useful to a wide range of professionals, policy makers, and administrators for whom an understanding of rural areas is important and necessary.