Poverty & unemployment books

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American Poverty in a New Era of Reform

American Poverty in a New Era of Reform
Author: Harrell R. Rodgers ISBN: 9780765615961 Format: Paperback	$96.99
This edition provides a comprehensive examination of the extent, causes, effects, and costs of American poverty... Read More >>

Understanding Poverty

Understanding Poverty
Author: Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee (Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics, Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) , Roland Benabou (Professor of Economic and Public Affairs, Professor of Economic and Public Affairs, Princeton University) ISBN: 9780195305203 Format: Paperback	$112.95
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Homing Devices: The Poor as Targets of Public Housing Policy and Practice

Homing Devices: The Poor as Targets of Public Housing...
Author: Marilyn M. Thomas-Houston , Mark Schuller ISBN: 9780739113028 Format: Hardback	$245.52
A collection of ethnographies that address the central problem, affecting United States and also other developed... Read More >>

The Promise of Welfare Reform: Political Rhetoric and the Reality of Poverty in the Twenty-First Century

The Promise of Welfare Reform: Political Rhetoric and...
Author: Elizabeth Segal , Elizabeth A. Segal ISBN: 9780789029225 Format: Paperback	$116.00
Presents articles from 23 community practitioners and researchers who challenge the 'reform' that has turned public... Read More >>

Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor

Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor
Author: Priya Basu ISBN: 9780821361467 Format: Paperback	$66.00
Examining the level and pattern of access to finance for India's rural households, this book evaluates various approaches... Read More >>

Sustaining Gains in Poverty Reduction and Human Development in the Middle East and North Africa

Sustaining Gains in Poverty Reduction and Human Development...
Author: Farrukh Iqbal ISBN: 9780821365274 Format: Paperback	$30.95
Reviews the experience of the Middle East and North Africa in poverty reduction and human development, with the... Read More >>

Unemployment, Poverty and Health in Interwar South Wales

Unemployment, Poverty and Health in Interwar South Wales...
Author: Steve Thompson ISBN: 9780708320426 Format: Hardback	$39.99
Examines the human costs of unemployment and poverty through a study of the health of the population of south Wales.... Read More >>

Why Race Matters in South Africa

Why Race Matters in South Africa
Author: Michael MacDonald ISBN: 9780674021860 Format: Hardback	$135.96
Tells the story of how the transition to democracy in South Africa enfranchised blacks politically but without raising... Read More >>

Homing Devices: The Poor as Targets of Public Housing Policy and Practice

Homing Devices: The Poor as Targets of Public Housing...
Author: Marilyn M. Thomas-Houston , Mark Schuller ISBN: 9780739114605 Format: Paperback	$61.95
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The persistence of poverty across generations: A view from two British cohorts

The persistence of poverty across generations: A view...
Author: Jo Blanden , Steve Gibbons ISBN: 9781861348524 Format: Paperback	$36.95
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Differences That Matter: Social Policy and the Working Poor in the United States and Canada

Differences That Matter: Social Policy and the Working...
Author: Dan Zuberi ISBN: 9780801473128 Format: Paperback	$55.44
This book shines a spotlight on the causes and consequences of working poverty, revealing how the lives of low-wage... Read More >>

Differences That Matter: Social Policy and the Working Poor in the United States and Canada

Differences That Matter: Social Policy and the Working...
Author: Dan Zuberi ISBN: 9780801444074 Format: Hardback	$168.83
This book shines a spotlight on the causes and consequences of working poverty, revealing how the lives of low-wage... Read More >>

Poor Families in America's Health Care Crisis

Poor Families in America's Health Care Crisis
Author: Ronald J Angel (University of Texas, Austin) , Laura Lein (University of Texas, Austin) ISBN: 9781280480140 Format: Electronic book text	$291.46
This documents the holes in the health care safety net for poor and minority Americans. Read More >>

Household spending in Britain: What can it teach us about poverty?

Household spending in Britain: What can it teach us...
Author: Mike Brewer , Alissa Goodman ISBN: 9781861348548 Format: Paperback	$36.95
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Homeless Culture and the Media: How the Media Educate Audiences in Their Portrayal of America's Homeless Culture

Homeless Culture and the Media: How the Media Educate...
Author: Jeremy Reynalds ISBN: 9780977356713 Format: Hardback	$263.87
This book explores how the homeless are portrayed by the media and, consequently, how public perceptions of the... Read More >>

Changing the Face of Hunger

Changing the Face of Hunger
Author: Tony Hall , Tom Price ISBN: 9780849900501 Format: Hardback	$58.05
Educating the reader on the issues of world hunger, this compelling book provides practical advice for how to make... Read More >>

Assessing the Effects of Openness on Poverty - are the Critics Right?

Assessing the Effects of Openness on Poverty - are the...
Author: Matthias Oschinski ISBN: 9783832512071 Format: Paperback	$161.04
This study aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on whether and how globalization influences poverty. Starting... Read More >>

Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level Playing Field

Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level...
Author: Ethan B. Kapstein ISBN: 9780691117720 Format: Hardback	$137.28
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Ageing and the Labour Market: Issues and Solutions

Ageing and the Labour Market: Issues and Solutions
Author: Han Emanuel ISBN: 9789050955652 Format: Hardback	$192.59
This book originates from the widespread concern about the greying of the population, experienced or expected in... Read More >>

Ageing and diversity: Multiple pathways and cultural migrations

Ageing and diversity: Multiple pathways and cultural...
Author: Svein Olav Daatland , Simon Biggs ISBN: 9781861348470 Format: Paperback	$55.95
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Misery and Its Causes

Misery and Its Causes
Author: Edward T Devine ISBN: 9781428619173 Format: Paperback	$76.43
Explores Misery In Health, Employment, And Friendship And Its Causes. A Study Of Poverty And Other Social Ills And... Read More >>

A Corporate Solution to Global Poverty: How Multinationals Can Help the Poor and Invigorate Their Own Legitimacy

A Corporate Solution to Global Poverty: How Multinationals...
Author: George Lodge , Craig Wilson ISBN: 9780691122298 Format: Hardback	$47.99
World leaders have given the reduction of global poverty top priority. And yet, it persists. This book argues that... Read More >>

Narratives of the Poor in Eighteenth-Century England

Narratives of the Poor in Eighteenth-Century England...
Author: Deborah A Symonds , Alysa Levene ISBN: 9781851968091 Format: Mixed media product	$1418.00
Presents narratives of the poor in eighteenth-century Britain. This collection covers the period from the early... Read More >>

Poverty Traps

Poverty Traps
Author: Samuel Bowles , Steven N. Durlauf ISBN: 9780691125008 Format: Hardback	$123.95
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Planet of Slums

Planet of Slums
Author: Mike Davis ISBN: 9781844670222 Format: Hardback	$63.36
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