Poverty: A Persistent Global Reality

by John Dixon (Editor)

• New

  Paperback
  1998

  $25.72

  This book addresses the long-standing global issue of poverty. An introductory chapter explores concepts and definitions of poverty, the subsequent chapters providing detailed examinations of poverty in ten different countries: UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta, The Netherlands, The Philippines and Zimbabwe.
  Each chapter follows a consistent format, to facilitate comparison and focuses on the following issues:-
  * 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.