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... a very clearly written and accessible book, which at the same time manages to present a range of key issues and pack in lots of factual information. Politics Included An excellent contribution to the ongoing policy debate surrounding social exclusion and how best to tackle it. British Sociological Association Network Magazine The original ideas in this book cut through the usual quick-sand performance indicators. They challenge the conventional assumption of progress towards equality. But they do so with a practical edge that will appeal to those monitoring and implementing social policies. Ludi Simpson, Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester A refreshing read, this book pulls no punches in charting the rise of poverty and social inequalities in Britain under the Conservatives and in exposing how official statistics were used to obscure the trend; nor in analysing the retreat of New Labour from redistributionist aims and the continuities between the 'Third Way' and Thatcherism ... an essential book for those concerned with policy analysis in relation to social justice and equality. Jay Ginn

"... a very clearly written and accessible book, which at the same time manages to present a range of key issues and pack in lots of factual information." Politics Included "An excellent contribution to the ongoing policy debate surrounding social exclusion and how best to tackle it." British Sociological Association Network Magazine "The original ideas in this book cut through the usual quick-sand performance indicators. They challenge the conventional assumption of progress towards equality. But they do so with a practical edge that will appeal to those monitoring and implementing social policies." Ludi Simpson, Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester "A refreshing read, this book pulls no punches in charting the rise of poverty and social inequalities in Britain under the Conservatives and in exposing how official statistics were used to obscure the trend; nor in analysing the retreat of New Labour from redistributionist aims and the continuities between the 'Third Way' and Thatcherism ... an essential book for those concerned with policy analysis in relation to social justice and equality." Jay Ginn

... a very clearly written and accessible book, which at the same time manages to present a range of key issues and pack in lots of factual information. Politics Included An excellent contribution to the ongoing policy debate surrounding social exclusion and how best to tackle it. British Sociological Association Network Magazine

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David Gordon is Professor of Social Justice and the Director of the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research at the University of Bristol. He is co-editor of Breadline Europe and World Poverty (with Peter Townsend) Christina Pantazis is a Research Fellow in the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol. She is co-editor of Breadline Britain (with David Gordon).

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