Poverty & unemployment books

Drawing on a range of methodologies - from randomized control designs to propensity score matching - this study...  Read More >>

A global consensus has emerged that stresses that the objective of development is to end global poverty. This consensus...  Read More >>

An expose of the scandal of persistent poverty amidst the affluence of modern society.  Read More >>

Elna C. Green looks at issues and trends related to two centuries of relief for the needy and dependent in the urban...  Read More >>

This is a sobering look at what happens to men - and their families - who are unemployed for six months or longer....  Read More >>

To varying extents in developed countries a minority of the population suffers from deprivation. This text explores...  Read More >>

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The first book length treatment of the ways the welfare reform is affecting immigrants in North America.  Read More >>

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This is a major contribution to the literature on social participation and voluntary action. It is the first systematic...  Read More >>

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What Muscovites get in a soup kitchen run by the Christian Church of Moscow is something far more subtle and complex...  Read More >>

This book is about money. Not about how to make money, but how to use it and use it well. A range of stimulating...  Read More >>

Economic reform in China has resulted in a widening gap between the rich and the poor, and urban poverty has emerged...  Read More >>

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Este informe de la Evaluación de la Pobreza consiste en un anàlisis exhaustivo y multidimensional del fenómeno de...  Read More >>

Critically assesses policies addressing young people's transitions from school to employment. This work presents...  Read More >>

Growing Up Empty is a study of the hidden hunger epidemic that still remains largely unacknowledged at the highest...  Read More >>

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This book tells the stories of patients whose stories are typically not told: the urban dying poor. By illustrating...  Read More >>

Established in 1812, New York City Mission Society is one of the nation's oldest private social services organizations....  Read More >>

This report provides a summary of the results from a major international research project, funded by UNICEF, on...  Read More >>

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