Poverty & unemployment books

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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope...
Author: Katherine Boo , Sunil Malhotra ISBN: 9780307934079 Format: Audio	$92.40
From Pulitzer Prize-winner Boo comes a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes... Read More >>

Challenging the Injustice of Poverty

Challenging the Injustice of Poverty
Author: Professor Rehman Sobhan ISBN: 9781282839830 Format: Electronic book text	$263.74
This book explores issues related to poverty in South Asia in a two-pronged manner--by focusing on injustice created... Read More >>

Poverty and Social Policy in the United States: Historical, Comparative, and Transnational Perspectives

Poverty and Social Policy in the United States: Historical,...
Author: Sonya Michel , Sarah Rose ISBN: 9780415998185 Format: Paperback	$69.84
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time

The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time...
Author: Jeffrey D Sachs , Malcolm Hillgartner ISBN: 9781455135622 Format: Audio	$211.20
Jeffrey Sachs draws on his twenty-five years of expertise to offer a uniquely informed vision of the keys to economic... Read More >>

Local Governance and Poverty in Developing Nations

Local Governance and Poverty in Developing Nations
Author: Nicky Pouw (Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands) , Isa Baud (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands) ISBN: 9780415887328 Format: Hardback	$315.00
This volume examines the persistence of poverty - both rural and urban - in developing countries, and the response... Read More >>

The Mobilization of the Unemployed in Europe: From Acquiescence to Protest?

The Mobilization of the Unemployed in Europe: From Acquiescence...
Author: D. Chabanet , J. Faniel ISBN: 9780230619395 Format: Hardback	$224.40
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Miss Cutler and the Case of the Resurrected Horse: Social Work and the Story of Poverty in America, Australia, and Britain

Miss Cutler and the Case of the Resurrected Horse: Social...
Author: Mark Peel ISBN: 9780226653631 Format: Hardback	$112.95
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Global Scenes of Biblical Injustice: Glimpsing the Poor and Oppressed in Today's World

Global Scenes of Biblical Injustice: Glimpsing the Poor...
Author: W. R. Brookman ISBN: 9780761857624 Format: Paperback	$55.95
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Poverty and Literacy

Poverty and Literacy
Author: Nathalis Wamba (Queen's College, City University of New York, USA) ISBN: 9780415693431 Format: Hardback	$185.00
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Childhood Poverty: Multidisciplinary Approaches

Childhood Poverty: Multidisciplinary Approaches
Author: Oxford Department of International Development , Kenneth A. Loparo ISBN: 9780230319240 Format: Hardback	$290.37
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Homelessness: A Documentary and Reference Guide

Homelessness: A Documentary and Reference Guide
Author: Neil Larry Shumsky ISBN: 9786613523457 Format: Electronic book text	$316.80
<p>This book presents an unflinching investigation of homelessness in the United States-a problem that has been... Read More >>

Education and Poverty (RLE Edu L)

Education and Poverty (RLE Edu L)
Author: Philip Robinson ISBN: 9780415505109 Format: Hardback	$294.00
This book describes the attempts that have been made to achieve an educational policy relevant to those most disadvantaged... Read More >>

Global Food-Price Shocks and Poor People: Themes and Case Studies

Global Food-Price Shocks and Poor People: Themes and...
Author: Marc Cohen (Oxfam America, USA) , Melinda Smale (Food Security Group, USA) ISBN: 9780415682985 Format: Hardback	$252.00
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Against the Odds: Politicians, Institutions and the Struggle Against Poverty

Against the Odds: Politicians, Institutions and the...
Author: Marcus Andre Melo (Federal University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil) , Njuguna Ng'ethe (University of Nairobi Kenya) ISBN: 9780199327454 Format: Hardback	$105.60
This is a case study of how three developing countries, Brazil, Uganda and India, all developed broadly similar... Read More >>

Seasonality, Rural Livelihoods and Development

Seasonality, Rural Livelihoods and Development
Author: Stephen Devereux (Institute of Development, University of Sussex, UK) , Rachel Sabates-Wheeler (Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK) ISBN: 9781849713252 Format: Paperback	$62.99
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Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race

Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the...
Author: Joe Soss , Richard C. Fording ISBN: 9780226768779 Format: Paperback	$57.95
Lays out the underlying logic of contemporary poverty governance in the United States. This book argues that poverty... Read More >>

Food and Financial Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa: Origins, Impacts and Policy Implications

Food and Financial Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa: Origins,...
Author: Ernest Aryeetey (University of Ghana, Ghana) , David Lee (Cornell University, USA) ISBN: 9781845938284 Format: Hardback	$572.09
This book focuses on recent food and financial crises as they have affected Africa, illustrating the problems using... Read More >>

Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race

Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the...
Author: Joe Soss , Richard C. Fording ISBN: 9780226768762 Format: Hardback	$167.95
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Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction Policies

Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction Policies
Author: Frank Ellis (University of East Anglia, UK) , H. Ade Freeman ISBN: 9780415511391 Format: Paperback	$96.99
This important new collection of contributions brings together current thinking on poverty reduction and rural livelihoods... Read More >>

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight...
Author: Abhijit V Banerjee , Esther Duflo (Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics Massachusettes Institute of Technology Cambridge Ma USA) ISBN: 9781611747515 Format: Audio	$92.27
Two highly regarded economists relay 15 years of research into a smart, engaging investigation of the real nature... Read More >>

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight...
Author: Abhijit V Banerjee , Esther Duflo ISBN: 9781665161510 Format: Audio	$64.60
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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight...
Author: Abhijit V Banerjee , Esther Duflo ISBN: 9781665161534 Format: Audio	$64.60
Winner of the <i>Financial Times</i>/Goldman Sachs Best Business Book of the Year Award<br/> Billions of government... Read More >>

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight...
Author: Abhijit V Banerjee , Esther Duflo ISBN: 9781665161527 Format: Audio	$64.60
Winner of the <i>Financial Times</i>/Goldman Sachs Best Business Book of the Year Award<br/> Billions of government... Read More >>

Welfare Reform in East Asia

Welfare Reform in East Asia
Author: Kinglun Ngok (Sun Yat-Sen University, China) , Chak Kwan Chan (Nottingham Trent University, UK) ISBN: 9781283843386 Format: Electronic book text	$435.60
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Rediscovering the Other America: The Continuing Crisis of Poverty and Inequality in the United States

Rediscovering the Other America: The Continuing Crisis...
Author: Keith Kilty , Elizabeth Segal ISBN: 9781283841047 Format: Electronic book text	$316.80
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