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Social Sciences || Sociology & Social Policy

Poverty -A Persistent Global Reality

Editor : John Dixon, David Macarov

Master eBook ISBN10 : 0-203-02918-6

Master eBook ISBN13 : 978-0-203-02918-3

No of pages : 304

eBook Price : $59.95

Originally Published : 2 Apr 1998

Poverty is one of the most long-standing problems facing governments and populations throughout the world. No matter how it is measured - whether in prosperous times or during depressions, whether in agricultural, industrial, or post-industrial societies and despite anti-poverty programs and aid to the poor, poverty continues.
Poverty addresses this global issue in ten different countries (UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta, The Netherlands, The Philippines and Zimbabwe) with chapters which discuss:
the socio-economic and historical context within which poverty exists
the extent and nature of poverty
its causes
the measures that have been taken to mitigate it.
This book will be essential reading for students of social policy and administration as well as development studies and anthropology.



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Table of contents : Contents.
Contributors.
Preface.
1 The meaning and measurement of poverty, Stewart MacPherson, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia and Richard Silburn, University of Nottingham, UK.
2 Australia, David Cox, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
3 Canada, Hugh Shewell, University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
4 Hong Kong, Stewart MacPherson, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia.
5 Ireland, Tim Callan, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland and Brian Nolan, Economic and Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland.
6 Malta, Carmel Tabone, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
7 Netherlands, Henk-Jan Dirven, Department of Socio-Economic Statistics, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Didier Fouarge, Tilburg University, Netherlands, and Ruud Muffels, Tilburg University, Netherlands.
8 Philippines, Karen E. Gerdes, Arizona State University, USA, and Kyle Lynn Pehrson, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
9 United Kingdom, Richard Silburn, University of Nottingham, UK.
10 United States of America, James Midgley, University of California, Berkeley, USA, and Michelle Livermore, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA.
11 Zimbabwe, Edwin Kaseke, School of Social Work, Harare, Zimbabwe.
12 Poverty in review, John Dixon, University of Plymouth, UK, and David Macarov, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Index.


Contributor Information :Tim Callan, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland, David Cox, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Henk-Jan Dirven, Department of Socio-Economic Statistics Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, John Dixon, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom, Didier Fourage, Tilburg University, Netherlands, Karen E. Gerdes, Arizona State University, USA, Edwin Kaseke, School of Social Work, Harare, Zimbabwe, Michelle Livermore, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA, David Macarov, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, Stewart MacPherson, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia, James Midgley, University of California, Berkeley, USA, Ruud Muffets, Tilburg University, Netherlands, Brian Nolan, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland, Kyle L. Pehrson, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA, Hugh Shewell, University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, Richard Silburn, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, Carmel Tabone, University of Malta, Msida, Malta


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The case studies are organised along a clearly defined framework, which enables comparisons between the countries, and does help to provide students of social policy and administration with essential readings in poverty in these countries...hopefully, this book, while providing general reading about the ten countries, will contribute to new research to answer such questions. :i journal of development studies, vol 35, no.2 dec 98

'... the chapter on the UK should be required reading for all social work students.' |I Community Care January 1999

' ... a useful volume on the subject of poverty that relates to both the developed and developing worlds.' |I Development Policy Review Vol 17:1 March 1999

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