Preface: an introduction to rural poverty
The definitional complexities of poverty in Britain and the United States
Rural poverty in Britain: from agricultural poverty to rural deprivation
The broader contexts of rural poverty: disadvantage and social exclusion in the British countryside
Rural poverty in the United States: statistical visibilities and persistent forms of poverty
Housing poverty and homelessness in rural Britain and the United States
The local contexts of rural poverty in Britain and the United States
Shifting states of rural welfare in Britain and the United States
Conclusion: towards new research agendas for rural poverty.