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This book examines views about what poverty is and what should be done about it. 'Poverty' means many different things to different people - for example, material deprivation, lack of money, dependency on benefits, social exclusion or inequality. In The idea of poverty , Paul Spicker makes a committed argument for a participative, inclusive understanding of the term. Spicker's previous work in this field has been described as 'entertaining and sometimes controversial', and his new book certainly lives up to this. Some of the book's ideas are complex and will be of particular interest to academics and others working in the field, but the book has been written mainly for students and the interested general reader. It challenges many of the myths and stereotypes about poverty and the poor, and helps readers to make sense of a wide range of conflicting and contradictory source material.Product Identifiers
PublisherPolicy Press
ISBN-139781861348883
eBay Product ID (ePID)90930979
Product Key Features
Publication Year2007
Number of Pages184 Pages
Publication NameThe Idea of Poverty
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEconomic Sociology
AuthorPaul Spicker
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height240 mm
Item Width172 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorPaul Spicker