Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion – serie
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31 produkter
Exploring Concepts of Child Well-Being
Implications for Children's Services
Av Nick Axford
Häftad, 2012
469 kr
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Policy reforms to children's services in the UK and elsewhere encourage a greater focus on outcomes defined in terms of child well-being. Yet for this to happen, we need not only a better understanding of what child well-being is and how services can improve it, but also the ability to measure …
Families and Poverty
Everyday Life on a Low Income
Av Mary Daly, Grace Kelly
Inbunden, 2015
1267 kr
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The recent radical cutbacks of the welfare state in the UK have meant that poverty and income management continue to be of great importance for intellectual, public and policy discourse. Written by leading authors in the field, the central interest of this innovative book is the role and …
Families and Poverty
Everyday Life on a Low Income
Av Mary Daly, Grace Kelly
Häftad, 2015
455 kr
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The recent radical cutbacks of the welfare state in the UK have meant that poverty and income management continue to be of great importance for intellectual, public and policy discourse. Written by leading authors in the field, the central interest of this innovative book is the role and …
Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK
Volume 1 - The Nature and Extent of the Problem
Inbunden, 2017
1267 kr
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The largest UK research study on poverty and social exclusion ever conducted reveals startling levels of deprivation. 18m people are unable to afford adequate housing; 14m can’t afford essential household goods; and nearly half the population have some form of financial insecurity. Defining poverty …
Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK
Volume 1 - The Nature and Extent of the Problem
Häftad, 2017
441 kr
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The largest UK research study on poverty and social exclusion ever conducted reveals startling levels of deprivation. 18m people are unable to afford adequate housing; 14m can’t afford essential household goods; and nearly half the population have some form of financial insecurity. Defining poverty …
Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK
Volume 2 - The Dimensions of Disadvantage
Inbunden, 2017
1267 kr
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How many people live in poverty in the UK, and how has this changed over recent decades? Are those in poverty more likely to suffer other forms of disadvantage or social exclusion? Is exclusion multi-dimensional, taking different forms for different groups or places? Based on the largest UK study …
Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK
Volume 2 - The Dimensions of Disadvantage
Häftad, 2017
565 kr
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How many people live in poverty in the UK, and how has this changed over recent decades? Are those in poverty more likely to suffer other forms of disadvantage or social exclusion? Is exclusion multi-dimensional, taking different forms for different groups or places? Based on the largest UK study …
Exploring concepts of child well-being
Implications for children's services
Av Nick Axford
Inbunden, 2008
1267 kr
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Policy reforms to children's services in the UK and elsewhere encourage a greater focus on outcomes defined in terms of child well-being. Yet for this to happen, we need not only a better understanding of what child well-being is and how services can improve it, but also the ability to measure …
Global Child Poverty and Well-Being
Measurement, Concepts, Policy and Action
Av Alberto Minujin, Shailen Nandy
Häftad, 2012
595 kr
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Child poverty is a central and present part of global life, with hundreds of millions of children around the world enduring tremendous suffering and deprivation of their most basic needs. Despite its long history, research on poverty and development has only relatively recently examined the issue …
Global Child Poverty and Well-Being
Measurement, Concepts, Policy and Action
Av Alberto Minujin, Shailen Nandy
Inbunden, 2012
1445 kr
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Child poverty is a central and present part of global life, with hundreds of millions of children around the world enduring tremendous suffering and deprivation of their most basic needs. Despite its long history, research on poverty and development has only relatively recently examined the issue …
Down and out
Poverty and exclusion in Australia
Häftad, 2011
511 kr
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This landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Drawing on the author's extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners, …
Down and out
Poverty and exclusion in Australia
Inbunden, 2011
1267 kr
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This landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Drawing on the author's extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners, …
Poverty and Insecurity
Life in Low-Pay, No-Pay Britain
Av Tracy Shildrick, Robert MacDonald m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
511 kr
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Winner of the British Academy Peter Townsend Prize for 2013How do men and women get by in times and places where opportunities for standard employment have drastically reduced? Are we witnessing the growth of a new class, the 'Precariat', where people exist without predictability or security in …
Poverty and Insecurity
Life in Low-Pay, No-Pay Britain
Av Tracy Shildrick, Robert MacDonald m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
1267 kr
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Winner of the British Academy Peter Townsend Prize for 2013How do men and women get by in times and places where opportunities for standard employment have drastically reduced? Are we witnessing the growth of a new class, the 'Precariat', where people exist without predictability or security in …
widening gap
Health inequalities and policy in Britain
Av Mary Shaw, Daniel Dorling m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
368 kr
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Relentlessly, the wide health gap between different groups of people living in Britain continues to get even wider. This book presents new evidence (which was not available to the government's Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health) on the size of the gap, and the extent to which the gap …
Tackling inequalities
Where are we now and what can be done?
Av Christina Pantazis, David Gordon
Häftad, 2000
358 kr
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The growing divide between the poor and the rich is the most significant social change to have occurred during the last few decades. The new Labour government inherited a country more unequal than at any other time since the Second World War.This book brings together a collection of contributions …
Inequalities in health
The evidence presented to the Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health, chaired by Sir Donald Acheson
Av David Gordon, Mary Shaw m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
354 kr
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The Acheson Inquiry was the most important government-backed examination into inequalities in health in the past 20 years. However, much of the detailed evidence presented to the Inquiry has not been published - until now.This book presents 17 chapters of evidence commissioned by the Acheson …
Poverty, inequality and health in Britain: 1800-2000
A reader
Av George Davey Smith, Daniel Dorling m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
527 kr
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Inequalities in health, in terms of both empirical evidence and policies to tackle their reduction, are currently high on the research and political agendas. This reader provides two centuries of historical context to the current debate. Poverty, inequality and health in Britain: 1800-2000 presents …
Breadline Europe
The measurement of poverty
Av David Gordon, Peter Townsend
Häftad, 2000
470 kr
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Since 1990, the World Bank, most of the other international agencies and an increasing number of governments have committed themselves to the eradication of poverty. But the basis of their work badly needs overhaul and concerted verification. Breadline Europe provides a scientific and international …
Health inequalities
Lifecourse approaches
Häftad, 2003
513 kr
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The lifecourse perspective on adult health and on health inequalities in particular, is one of the most important recent developments in epidemiology and public health. This book brings together, in a single volume, the work of one of the most distinguished academics in the field. It is the first …
Childhood poverty and social exclusion
From a child's perspective
Av Tess Ridge
Häftad, 2002
400 kr
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Childhood poverty has moved from the periphery to the centre of the policy agenda following New Labour's pledge to end it within twenty years. However, whether the needs and concerns of poor children themselves are being addressed is open to question. The findings raise critical issues for both …
Poverty and social exclusion in Britain
The millennium survey
Av Christina Pantazis, David Gordon m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
470 kr
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This book is the most authoritative study of poverty and social exclusion in Britain at the start of the 21st century. It reports on the most comprehensive survey of poverty and social exclusion, ever to be undertaken in Britain: The Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey. This enormously rich data …
World poverty
New policies to defeat an old enemy
Av Peter Townsend, David Gordon
Häftad, 2002
498 kr
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World poverty is an important book offering fresh insights into how to tackle poverty worldwide. With contributions from leading scholars in the field both internationally and in the UK, the book asks whether existing international and national policies are likely to succeed in reducing poverty …
Child poverty in the developing world
Av David Gordon, Shailen Nandy m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
274 kr
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This report presents the first ever scientific measurement of the extent and depth of child poverty in developing regions. This measurement is based upon internationally agreed definitions arising from the international framework of child rights. Indicators of severe deprivation of basic human need …
Patterns of poverty across Europe
Häftad, 2004
288 kr
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It is widely accepted that income poverty should be defined in relative terms - but relative to where? Almost all household poverty statistics count the number of poor in relation to the national average of the country they are living in. Would the picture be different if we compared families' …
Discovering child poverty
The creation of a policy agenda from 1800 to the present
Häftad, 2005
344 kr
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Child poverty is currently regarded by many as the 'number one' issue in Britain. Yet it has not always been so high on the policy agenda. What were attitudes to poor children 200 years ago? How did child poverty emerge as both a quantifiable and urgent issue? And how did policy makers respond? …
On the margins of inclusion
Changing labour markets and social exclusion in London
Häftad, 2005
456 kr
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On the margins of inclusion explores the notion of 'social exclusion' from the perspective of those deemed to be 'socially excluded' and provides a compelling and vivid portrait of lives at the insecure, low-paid end of the labour market. The ethnography is used to illuminate key issues in …
What works in tackling health inequalities?
Pathways, policies and practice through the lifecourse
Av Sheena Asthana, Joyce Halliday
Häftad, 2006
441 kr
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In recent years, tackling health inequalities has become a key policy objective in the UK. However, doubts remain about how best to translate broad policy recommendations into practice. One key area of uncertainty concerns the role of local level initiatives.This book identifies the key targets for …
Poverty, inequality and health in Britain: 1800-2000
A reader
Av George Davey Smith, Daniel Dorling m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
1308 kr
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Inequalities in health, in terms of both empirical evidence and policies to tackle their reduction, are currently high on the research and political agendas. This reader provides two centuries of historical context to the current debate. Poverty, inequality and health in Britain: 1800-2000 presents …
Poverty and social exclusion in Britain
The millennium survey
Av Christina Pantazis, David Gordon m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
1270 kr
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This book is the most authoritative study of poverty and social exclusion in Britain at the start of the 21st century. It reports on the most comprehensive survey of poverty and social exclusion, ever to be undertaken in Britain: The Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey. This enormously rich data …
