This book critically examines the application of the enabling housing strategy in Asia. It assesses why this market-driven strategies have systematically strategy failed to meet the housing needs of the urban poor in Asian cities....Loe edasi...
This handbook takes on one of the most pressing issues of todays society - the question of housing. It is a cutting-edge edited volume about the (somewhat disputed) interrelationship between housing and the wider welfare state....Loe edasi...
Appalachias misery is caused by generations of colonial exploitation The United States is in a state of decline—a reality decades in the making. At the thin end of the wedge sits Appalachia, one of the nation’s mos...Loe edasi...
This book follows a rigorous academic approach, using scientific research methods to provide first-hand data on poverty alleviation in contemporary rural China. It conducts research by providing real cases and practical examples to accelerate the ac...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199562640)
This is the fourth volume of the landmark scholarly edition of William Godwins letters. This is the fourth volume of the landmark scholarly edition of William Godwins letters, and the largest in the series. It contains 404 letters with full...Loe edasi...
This book provides a rigorous analysis of the factors underlying the Philippines’ relative economic stagnation compared with its Southeast Asian neighbours, despite sustained optimistic government rhetoric. This book provides a rigo...Loe edasi...
This book provides a rigorous analysis of the factors underlying the Philippines’ relative economic stagnation compared with its Southeast Asian neighbours, despite sustained optimistic government rhetoric. This book provides a rigo...Loe edasi...
This book sheds light on metrics as a key element of power relations in the EU anti-poverty policy, not least because the calculative infrastructure underlying them actively shapes the distribution of power. These metric-based power dynamics are lin...Loe edasi...
This book examines how peoples self-awareness is affected by both internal and external factors amid war and poverty. It explores how agency has influenced the inward human development of rural women who face triple disadvantages related to gender,...Loe edasi...
This book highlights the value and skill of horticultural work through stories of food cultivation. It examines the difficulties that arise from the perception that this type of activity is unskilled and the importance of acknowledging the expertise...Loe edasi...
Drawing from ethnographic research, this presents childrens complex lived experience from three interlinked everyday spaces of the home, the school and support programmes in Kenya. It will interest scholars and students of Poverty Studies, Developme...Loe edasi...
This book demonstrates how the various legal efforts employed to eradicate global urban poverty also play a significant role in shaping it....Loe edasi...
This book presents a collection of articles on income distribution and poverty reduction in China, written by leading experts in China. The chapters address a broad range of topics, including the income gap, informal employment, education, urbanizat...Loe edasi...
This book examines child poverty in four welfare states: Australia, New Zealand, Finland and Sweden. The recent cost-of-living crisis and stagnation of wages has led to increased social exclusion of poorer families in high-income countries. Despite...Loe edasi...
We are living in a period of global volatility in which intersecting crises are combining with devastating impacts for people already living in and near poverty. This book carefully examines the dynamics of these crises and challenges us to find n...Loe edasi...
We are living in a period of global volatility in which intersecting crises are combining with devastating impacts for people living in and near poverty. This book examines the dynamics of these crises and challenges us to find new ways forward fo...Loe edasi...
Based on extensive in-depth interview research with young Europeans, this book reveals the root causes of radicalization among European youth with different ethno-cultural and religious backgrounds. Based on extensive in-dept...Loe edasi...
Based on extensive in-depth interview research with young Europeans, this book reveals the root causes of radicalization among European youth with different ethno-cultural and religious backgrounds. Based on extensive in-dept...Loe edasi...
A raw, beautifully written memoir from the bestselling author of Poor that delves into the complexities of body image, self-worth, and the relentless pursuit of acceptance....Loe edasi...
A story of struggle and perseverance from an Eastern Kentucky woman who answered Florence Reeses timeless question, Which side are you on? by organizing her people with love and class solidarity.Activist and organizer B...Loe edasi...
This book examines how migrant workers everyday experiences are being shaped by precarious conditions in the receiving countries. With a mixed methods approach, the case studies of migrant workers in Thailand and Thai migrant wo...Loe edasi...
Challenging how social scientists, policymakers, legal scholars, and the public examine household debts and wellbeing, Viral Debt traces how debt moves within and across households to communities and institutions, with devastating effects....Loe edasi...
Challenging how social scientists, policymakers, legal scholars, and the public examine household debts and wellbeing, Viral Debt traces how debt moves within and across households to communities and institutions, with devastating effects....Loe edasi...
While the role of youth in the Arab Spring is acknowledged, their living conditions remain critical. Johannes Frische offers a fresh perspective on Tunisias post-revolutionary transition by examining employment and income strategies in disadvantaged...Loe edasi...
Originally published in 1929, this volume discusses the early effects of the industrial revolution – the condition of the cotton spinners, the hardships for labouring children, the overcrowded prisons and other brutal punishments. At this time the...Loe edasi...
This book critically examines the application of the enabling housing strategy in Asia. It assesses why this market-driven strategies have systematically strategy failed to meet the housing needs of the urban poor in Asian cities....Loe edasi...
This handbook takes on one of the most pressing issues of todays society - the question of housing. It is a cutting-edge edited volume about the (somewhat disputed) interrelationship between housing and the wider welfare state....Loe edasi...
Appalachias misery is caused by generations of colonial exploitation The United States is in a state of decline—a reality decades in the making. At the thin end of the wedge sits Appalachia, one of the nation’s mos...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781800889682)
This Modern Guide provides a new conceptual framework and vocabulary for understanding and addressing urban poverty in contemporary societies. Contributing authors examine detailed case studies from cities in the Global North and South, adopting a r...Loe edasi...
This book follows a rigorous academic approach, using scientific research methods to provide first-hand data on poverty alleviation in contemporary rural China. It conducts research by providing real cases and practical examples to accelerate the ac...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199562640)
This is the fourth volume of the landmark scholarly edition of William Godwins letters. This is the fourth volume of the landmark scholarly edition of William Godwins letters, and the largest in the series. It contains 404 letters with full...Loe edasi...
This book provides a rigorous analysis of the factors underlying the Philippines’ relative economic stagnation compared with its Southeast Asian neighbours, despite sustained optimistic government rhetoric. This book provides a rigo...Loe edasi...
This book provides a rigorous analysis of the factors underlying the Philippines’ relative economic stagnation compared with its Southeast Asian neighbours, despite sustained optimistic government rhetoric. This book provides a rigo...Loe edasi...
What is the true cost of Britain’s housing emergency?This is the shocking story of Britain’s appalling housing crisis as it has never been told before – through the people stuck in its grip, living in barely believable and totally unliveabl...Loe edasi...
In See-Me Street: My Homeless Indigenous Journey, DerRic Starlight lays down the story of three years on the streets of Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Toronto, and Vancouver. Known for his comedy and puppets, he walked away from the stage...Loe edasi...
Roberta Gatti, Asif Islam, Jesica Torres, Nelly Elmal Elmallakh, Sumin Chun
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: World Bank Publications, ISBN-13: 9781464812460)
Hidden Dimensions of Poverty This report focuses on the impact of environmental degradation on the poorest, and the sustainability of the economic development model. The global pattern of development observed over the past 25 years, has yield...Loe edasi...
Katharina Fietz, Clement Joubert, Hugo Ñopo, Alberto Ocampo, Truman Packard, Josefina Posadas, Lourdes Rodriguez Chamussy
Sari: International Development in Focus
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: World Bank Publications, ISBN-13: 9781464822384)
This report aims to deepen our understanding of informality of work and employment outcomes in Latin American and Caribbean labor markets, focusing on the interplay between personal income taxation, social protection policies, and consequently firm a...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: World Bank Publications, ISBN-13: 9781464823022)
Describes the approaches of the Sudan Family Support Program, which offers a valuable model for adaptive, inclusive, and resilient social protection in crisis-affected settings....Loe edasi...
Alejandro de la Fuente, Samuel Freije, Miki Khanh Doan
Sari: International Development in Focus
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: World Bank Publications, ISBN-13: 9781464823145)
Climate hazards endanger progress in reducing poverty across Latin America and the Caribbean. New data, past and original research, alongside real-world cases, reveal the communities most at risk. The analysis shows how targeted policies can protect...Loe edasi...
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: United Nations, ISBN-13: 9789211548457)
Latin American countries have developed official multidimensional poverty indices, which are essential for evaluating and designing national poverty reduction policies. However, these measurements are not mutually comparable. Multidimensional povert...Loe edasi...
