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Poverty

By John Dixon

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1998
ISBN
0415146828, 9780415146821, 9780203159798
LCC
HC79.P6 P6816 1998
Open Library ID
OL688431M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1340771 bytes)
Pages
301\301
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This book addresses the long-standing global issue of poverty. An introductory chapter explores concepts and definitions of poverty, the subsequent chapters providing detailed examinations of poverty in ten different countries: UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta, The Netherlands, The Philippines and Zimbabwe. Each chapter follows a consistent format, to facilitate comparison and focuses on the following issues:- * the socio-economic and historical context within which poverty exists * the extent and nature of poverty its causes * the measures that have been taken to mitigate it. This book will be essential reading for students of social policy and administration as well as development studies and anthropology.

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