Poverty: The Facts 6th ed

Price: £85.00

Special Discounts for Newly Called & Students

Browse Secondhand Online

ISBN13: 9781910715215

New Edition ISBN: 1910715840

Published: October 2017

Publisher: Child Poverty Action Group

Country of Publication: UK

Format: Paperback

Price: Out of print

A comprehensive overview of the causes, extent and effects of poverty in the UK.

History of the politics of and debates around poverty
CPAG's analysis of the causes and effects of poverty
Impacts on children and cost to society
Discussion of what is poverty? How does it relate to concepts like inequality and deprivation? Is it all about money?
How can poverty be measured?
What causes poverty?
Who is most at risk? Eg, women, children, people with disabilities, ethnic minority groups, age groups...
Impact of family structures, eg lone apretns
Poverty and work
Poverty and costs - eg, housing and childcare
Poverty dynamics - how long do people stay poor etc?
The lived experience of poverty - costs, debt, food, shame, exclusion etc
How do we tackle poverty?
International comparisons
Where next?

Contents:: Introductory; 1. Introduction; 2. What is poverty?; 3. How do we measure it?; 4. Why should we worry about child poverty? Causes, circumstances and risk factors; 5. What causes poverty?; 6. Who is at risk of poverty?; 7. Does family structure matter?; 8. Poverty and work; 9. Poverty risk factors; 10. Poverty and costs Dynamics of poverty; 11. How long do people stay in poverty? Dimensions of poverty; 12. The lived experience of poverty Poverty and policy; 13. How do we tackle poverty?; 14. International comparisons; Conclusions; 15. Where next?