Understanding Poverty

by PeteAlcock (Author)

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  Paperback
  1997

  $3.26

  This second edition of an important text has been substantially revised and updated to incorporate new evidence and arguments regarding poverty in Britain. Comprehensive and accessible, it deals with the problems of definition, measurement and distribution of poverty and analyses the full range of debates about its causes and its possible solution. It is essential reading for students of social policy, sociology, social work and related social sciences.

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $3.26

  'Alcock has done us all a service. He has written an excellent, readable textbook. ' - Angus Erskine, Benefits 'It will be much used by students and others as a source book on poverty.' - Bob Holman, Community Care This text provides a comprehensive and accessible review of research on and debates about poverty and anti-poverty policy in Britain and beyond. It deals with the problems of definition, measurement and distribution of poverty and analyses debates about its causes and its possible solution. It is an essential text for students of social policy, sociology and related disciplines.