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Begging Questions: Street-Level Economic Activity and Social Policy Failure

By Hartley Dean

Book information

Year
1999
ISBN
9781861341785, 1861341784
LCC
HV4546.A4 B44 1999
Open Library ID
OL6822237M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1352581 bytes)
Pages
256\253
Topic
Economy
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Begging is widely condemned, but little understood. It is increasingly visible, yet politically controversial. Though begging is linked to issues of street homelessness, mental health, and social exclusion, this book focuses on begging as a distinctive form of marginalized economic activity. It looks at: the significance of face-to-face contact between beggars and passers-by; the preoccupation with the classification of beggars; the stigma associated with begging and judgements required by the passer-by; and the place of begging in the spectrum of informal economic activity. The book also takes into account the voices of beggars themselves.

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