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Poverty is one of the longest-standing problems facing governments and populations throughout the world. Whether in prosperous times or during depressions, whether in agricultural, industrial or post-industrial societies, no matter how it is measured and despite anti-poverty programmes and aid to the poor, poverty continues. This work focuses on ten different countries - USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands, Philippines and Zimbabwe - and the socio-economic and historical context within which poverty exists, the extent and nature of poverty, the causes of poverty, and measures that have been taken to mitigate poverty.

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'... the chapter on the UK should be required reading for all social work students.' - Community Care January 1999 ' ... a useful volume on the subject of poverty that relates to both the developed and developing worlds.' - Development Policy Review Vol 17:1 March 1999 'The case studies are organised along a clearly defined framework, which enables comparisons between the countries, and does help to provide students of social policy and administration with essential readings in poverty in these countries...Hopefully, this book, while providing general reading about the ten countries, will contribute to new research to answer such questions.' - Journal of Development Studies, Vol 35, No.2 Dec 98

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David Macarov, Professor John Dixon, John Dixon

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