Poverty & unemployment books

Around 2.8 billion people globally, also known as the ""Other Third"" or ""energy poor"", have little or no access...  Read More >>

This book highlights opportunities and challenges faced by PWDs in the developing countries. The book presents the case...  Read More >>

This book is essential reading for policy makers, civil society and donor staff, researchers and students from Bangladesh...  Read More >>

This book shows that the declining American marriage rate and the proliferation of single-parent families are due...  Read More >>

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'For whose benefit?' explores how those at the sharp end of welfare reform experience changes to the benefit system....  Read More >>

'For whose benefit?' explores how those at the sharp end of welfare reform experience changes to the benefit system....  Read More >>

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"""This book begins the process of unraveling some of the most 'wicked' problems in public health."" - Tony Iton,...  Read More >>

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A fresh perspective, which reveals significant aspects of poor law history which have been overlooked by scholars...  Read More >>

David Ansell's The Death Gap shows us how we can face the national health crisis head-on and take action against...  Read More >>

David Ansell's The Death Gap shows us how we can face the national health crisis head-on and take action against...  Read More >>

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A raw and inspirational true account of one woman's improbable dream to offer a path out of poverty and crime for...  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 >>

The Civil War and Reconstruction changed the face of social welfare provision in the South as thousands of people...  Read More >>

Offers a glimpse into a medical practice for the homeless and urban poor. Told through fifteen patient vignettes,...  Read More >>

The challenges of financial inclusion and accessibility in the urban areas differ substantially from those found...  Read More >>

Presents examples from Paraguay, Brazil, and Colombia, examining what is necessary for smallholder agricultural...  Read More >>

In this lively social history, first published in 1988, Lionel Rose explores in detail the plight of the street...  Read More >>

While a number of secular philosophers have written on global poverty, theologians have either steered clear entirely...  Read More >>

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