Poverty & unemployment books

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Toward an End to Hunger in America

Toward an End to Hunger in America

Author: Peter K. Eisinger
ISBN: 9780815722823
Format: Hardback
$113.39

Cheap, plentiful food is an American tradition. We spend a smaller percentage of our income on food than any other...  Read More >>

Sandakan Brothel No.8: Journey into the History of Lower-class Japanese Women

Sandakan Brothel No.8: Journey into the History of Lower-class...

Author: Tomoko Yamazaki ,  Karen F. Colligan-Taylor
ISBN: 9780765603548
Format: Paperback
$96.99

The narrative follows the life of one such prostitute, Osaki, who is persuaded as a child of ten to accept cleaning...  Read More >>

Shelter

Shelter

Author: Bobby Burns ,  David Snow
ISBN: 9780816518623
Format: Paperback
$39.47

Bobby Burns arrived in Tucson, Arizona, with a few dollars in his pocket and no place to live. Without family, without...  Read More >>

The Other America

The Other America

Author: Michael Harrington
ISBN: 9780684826783
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Synopsis coming soon.......  Read More >>

Hard Labor

Hard Labor

Author: Joel F. Handler ,  Jay D White
ISBN: 9780765603326
Format: Hardback
$252.00

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Does America Hate the Poor?: The Other American Dilemma, Lessons for the 21st Century from the 1960s and the 1970s

Does America Hate the Poor?: The Other American Dilemma,...

Author: John E. Tropman
ISBN: 9780275961329
Format: Hardback
$140.00

Tropman writes about American values and two groups that threaten those values.  Read More >>

Poverty in Europe

Poverty in Europe

Author: A. B. Atkinson (Nuffield College, Oxford)
ISBN: 9780631210290
Format: Paperback
$90.95

This volume synthesizes the author's exploration of the subject of poverty as presented at the 12th Yrjo Jahnsson...  Read More >>

Poverty in Europe

Poverty in Europe

Author: A. B. Atkinson (Nuffield College, Oxford)
ISBN: 9780631209096
Format: Hardback
$184.95

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What Money Can’t Buy: Family Income and Children’s Life Chances

What Money Can’t Buy: Family Income and Children’s Life...

Author: Susan E. Mayer
ISBN: 9780674587342
Format: Paperback
$68.95

Children from poor families generally do much worse than children from affluent families. In an ingenious exploration...  Read More >>

Work and Welfare

Work and Welfare

Author: Robert M. Solow ,  Amy Gutmann
ISBN: 9780691058832
Format: Hardback
$125.00

Draws attention to one of the most controversial social issues: how to get people off welfare and into jobs. This...  Read More >>

The Compassionate Community: Strategies That Work for the Third Millennium

The Compassionate Community: Strategies That Work for...

Author: Catherine M. Harmer
ISBN: 9781570751967
Format: Paperback
$22.95

It is easier to identify the problems in our world than the solutions. And yet in many cases, there are solutions...  Read More >>

Income Inequality, Poverty and Economic Welfare

Income Inequality, Poverty and Economic Welfare

Author: Daniel J. Slottje ,  Baldev Raj
ISBN: 9783790811360
Format: Hardback
$261.36

This text presents methods and empirical studies on the subject of income inequality and poverty. It explores ways...  Read More >>

Working with Families of the Poor, First Edition: First Edition

Working with Families of the Poor, First Edition: First...

Author: Patricia Minuchin ,  Jorge Colapinto
ISBN: 9781572304062
Format: Hardback
$118.80

This volume provides guidance to those working with poor families. It emphasizes the importance of understanding...  Read More >>

Poverty and Place: Ghettos, Barrios and the American City

Poverty and Place: Ghettos, Barrios and the American...

Author: Paul A. Jargowsky
ISBN: 9780871544063
Format: Paperback
$47.39

A candid, methodical look at one of the nation's fastest growing problems (the number of ghettos, barrios, and slums...  Read More >>

From Reformation to Improvement: Public Welfare in Early Modern England

From Reformation to Improvement: Public Welfare in Early...

Author: Paul Slack (Emeritus Professor of Early Modern Social History Oxford University of Edinburgh Emeritus Professor of Early Modern Social History, Oxford University University of Edinburgh)
ISBN: 9781280445309
Format: Electronic book text
$458.57

Between the early sixteenth and the early eighteenth centuries, the character of English social policy and social...  Read More >>

Reform of the Unemployment Insurance System

Reform of the Unemployment Insurance System

Author: Laurie J. Bassi ,  Stephen A. Woodbury
ISBN: 9780762305070
Format: Hardback
$248.95

Presents a research in employment policy. This title addresses the reform of the unemployment insurance system....  Read More >>

Serving Diverse Constituencies: Applying Ecological Perspective

Serving Diverse Constituencies: Applying Ecological...

Author: Roberta Greene ,  Marie Watkins
ISBN: 9780202361109
Format: Paperback
$76.43

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Poverty Lines in Theory and Practice

Poverty Lines in Theory and Practice

Author: World Bank ,  Martin Ravallion
ISBN: 9780821342268
Format: Paperback
$34.95

A poverty line helps focus the attention of governments and civil society on the living conditions of the poor....  Read More >>

Serving Diverse Constituencies: Applying Ecological Perspective

Serving Diverse Constituencies: Applying Ecological...

Author: Roberta Greene ,  Marie Watkins
ISBN: 9780202361093
Format: Hardback
$147.71

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Dark Heart: The Story of a Journey into an Undiscovered Britain

Dark Heart: The Story of a Journey into an Undiscovered...

Author: Nick Davies
ISBN: 9780099583011
Format: Paperback
$35.00

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The Web of Poverty: Psychosocial Perspectives

The Web of Poverty: Psychosocial Perspectives

Author: Terry S Trepper (Western Michigan University, USA) ,  Anne Marie Ambert
ISBN: 9780789002327
Format: Paperback
$116.00

Gives you a full understanding of poverty and its consequences, equipping you to affect social change. This book...  Read More >>

Social Focus On the Unemployed

Social Focus On the Unemployed

Author: NA NA ,  Allan Smith
ISBN: 9780116210395
Format: Paperback
$158.37

Social Focus on the Unemployed is the fifth in a series of publications which brings together unemployment statistics...  Read More >>

Social Exclusion and Social Work: Issues of Theory, Policy and Practice

Social Exclusion and Social Work: Issues of Theory,...

Author: Monica Barry ,  Christine Hallett
ISBN: 9781898924326
Format: Paperback
$84.35

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The Paradox of Africa's Poverty: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge, Traditional Practices and Local Institutions--the Case of Ethiopia

The Paradox of Africa's Poverty: The Role of Indigenous...

Author: Tirfe Mammo
ISBN: 9781569020487
Format: Hardback
$211.07

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