Poverty & unemployment books

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A Theory of Poverty and Social Exclusion

A Theory of Poverty and Social Exclusion

Author: Bill Jordan (University of Plymouth)
ISBN: 9780745616940
Format: Paperback
$39.95

* Highly original account of poverty and its prime sources* Draws on a wide range of examples from diverse countries*...  Read More >>

Poverty, Inequality and Social Welfare in Australia

Poverty, Inequality and Social Welfare in Australia...

Author: David T. Johnson
ISBN: 9783790809428
Format: Paperback
$168.83

Poverty, inequality and social welfare are defined in this book. Previous poverty studies are surveyed and a new...  Read More >>

Lime Street at Two

Lime Street at Two

Author: Helen Forrester
ISBN: 9780006370000
Format: Paperback
$32.99

The final part of Helen Forrester's autobiography continues the story of her early poverty-stricken life with an...  Read More >>

New Poverty: Families in Postmodern Society

New Poverty: Families in Postmodern Society

Author: David Cheal
ISBN: 9780313294440
Format: Hardback
$140.00

This work describes the fall of individuals and countries who used to be affluent and dreamed their affluence would...  Read More >>

The War Against The Poor: The Underclass And Antipoverty Policy

The War Against The Poor: The Underclass And Antipoverty...

Author: Herbert J. Gans
ISBN: 9780465019915
Format: Paperback
$39.99

""In his withering dissection of the origins and misuse of the term ""underclass"" to stereotype and stigmatize...  Read More >>

Poverty, Inequality and the Future of Social Policy: Western States in the New World Order

Poverty, Inequality and the Future of Social Policy:...

Author: Katherine McFate ,  Roger Lawson
ISBN: 9780871545930
Format: Paperback
$72.60

"""Extremely coherent and useful, this much needed volume is concerned with the current status of the poor in Western...  Read More >>

The War on the Poor: A Defense Manual

The War on the Poor: A Defense Manual

Author: Nancy Folbre ,  Randy Albelda
ISBN: 9781565842625
Format: Paperback
$34.19

Sometime between 1964 and 1994, the war on poverty turned into a war on the poor, with the Republicans and Democrats...  Read More >>

Design and Management of Poverty Reduction Programs and Projects in Anglophone Africa

Design and Management of Poverty Reduction Programs...

Author:
ISBN: 9781280016561
Format: Undefined
$47.49

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Dear Commissioner: Will Unemployment Break Europe?

Dear Commissioner: Will Unemployment Break Europe?

Author: Ken Coates ,  etc.
ISBN: 9780851245928
Format: Paperback
$25.85

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The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity, and Growth

The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity, and Growth...

Author: Deepak Lal ,  Hla Myint
ISBN: 9780198288633
Format: Hardback
$155.00

A synthesis of the findings of specially commissioned analytical economic histories of 21 developing countries from...  Read More >>

Dear Commissioner: Will Unemployment Break Europe?

Dear Commissioner: Will Unemployment Break Europe?

Author: Ken Coates ,  etc.
ISBN: 9780851245911
Format: Hardback
$90.56

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The World Bank: Lending on a Global Scale

The World Bank: Lending on a Global Scale

Author: Jo Marie Griesgraber ,  Bernhard G. Gunter
ISBN: 9780745310497
Format: Paperback
$46.95

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The New Economic Model in Latin America and Its Impact on Income Distribution and Poverty

The New Economic Model in Latin America and Its Impact...

Author: Victor Bulmer-Thomas
ISBN: 9780333662748
Format: Paperback
$336.35

The economies of Latin America have undergone a process of change in the last decade as a result of the application...  Read More >>

Labour Market Policies in Switzerland

Labour Market Policies in Switzerland

Author: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
ISBN: 9789264147881
Format: Paperback
$74.95

This work examines the changing face of Swiss labour market policy since the beginning of the recession in 1990....  Read More >>

The New Economic Model in Latin America and Its Impact on Income Distribution and Poverty

The New Economic Model in Latin America and Its Impact...

Author: Victor Bulmer-Thomas
ISBN: 9780333658406
Format: Hardback
$336.35

The economies of Latin America have undergone a process of change as a result of the application of major reforms....  Read More >>

How the Other Half Lives

How the Other Half Lives

Author: Jacob A Riis ,  David Leviatin
ISBN: 9780312117009
Format: Paperback
$46.20

Originally published: New York: Scribner, 1890.  Read More >>

Poverty's Bonds: Power and Agency in the Social Relations of Welfare

Poverty's Bonds: Power and Agency in the Social Relations...

Author: Patrick Burman ,  Patrick W Burman
ISBN: 9781550770773
Format: Paperback
$71.15

Based on interviews with a sampling of low-income people and those providing services to them, Patric Burman draws...  Read More >>

Riots in the Cities: Popular Politics and the Urban Poor in Latin America 1765-1910

Riots in the Cities: Popular Politics and the Urban...

Author: Servando Ortoll ,  Silvia M. Arrom
ISBN: 9780842025805
Format: Hardback
$377.52

Intends to encourage Latin Americanists to rethink standard notions of urban politics before the populist era.  Read More >>

Poor Women, Poor Children: American Poverty in the 1990s

Poor Women, Poor Children: American Poverty in the 1990s...

Author: Rodgers
ISBN: 9781563246081
Format: Paperback
$56.99

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Fringe Banking: Check-cashing Outlets, Pawnshops and the Poor

Fringe Banking: Check-cashing Outlets, Pawnshops and...

Author: John P. Caskey
ISBN: 9780871541802
Format: Paperback
$44.75

"""Cogently argued, fills an important gap in the literature, and is accessible to undergraduates."" --Choice ""Dismantles...  Read More >>

Poor Women, Poor Children: American Poverty in the 1990s

Poor Women, Poor Children: American Poverty in the 1990s...

Author: Rodgers
ISBN: 9781563246074
Format: Hardback
$189.00

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America's Working Poor

America's Working Poor

Author: Thomas R. Swartz ,  Kathleen Maas Weigert
ISBN: 9780268006495
Format: Paperback
$60.50

This is a wide-ranging study of the working poor in America - those whose incomes are insufficient to sustain either...  Read More >>

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