Breadline Europe by David Gordon
The governments of 117 countries agreed at the World Summit on Social Development to prepare annual national anti-poverty plans. Two measures in particular were recommended for absolute and overall poverty. This book examines poverty in Europe within this agreed international framework.
"The Policy Press is fast carving out a niche for itself in producing up-to-date and accessible material on issues directly and indirectly relevant to policyThis book is exemplary on these counts." Sociology
".. Provides rich material for students of poverty.." Community Care - -research mattters.
"... one of the most authoritative works on poverty." European Journal of Social Security
"This is the first intellectually solid charge sheet drawn up against the post-Reagan free market economy in the European Union and, above all, in the post-Communist 'transition' states." Neal Ascherson, The Observer
"Breadline Europe will serve as a major reference book for poverty research as well as for the public discourse on poverty policies for years to come." Professor Jürgen Kohl, Institute of Sociology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
"... an undeniable contribution to understanding the complexity of poverty, its measurement and relations with inequality and social exclusion ... will be useful for researchers and valuable for students interested in poverty issues." The British Journal of Social Work
".. Provides rich material for students of poverty.." Community Care - -research mattters.
"... one of the most authoritative works on poverty." European Journal of Social Security
"This is the first intellectually solid charge sheet drawn up against the post-Reagan free market economy in the European Union and, above all, in the post-Communist 'transition' states." Neal Ascherson, The Observer
"Breadline Europe will serve as a major reference book for poverty research as well as for the public discourse on poverty policies for years to come." Professor Jürgen Kohl, Institute of Sociology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
"... an undeniable contribution to understanding the complexity of poverty, its measurement and relations with inequality and social exclusion ... will be useful for researchers and valuable for students interested in poverty issues." The British Journal of Social Work
David Gordon is Professor of Social Justice and Director of the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol.
Peter Townsend was Professor of International Social Policy at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights, London School of Economics and Political Science until his death in June 2009.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861342928 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861342926 |
| Title | Breadline Europe |
| Author | David Gordon |
| Series | Studies In Poverty Inequality And Social Exclusion |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Policy Press |
| Year published | 2000-12-27 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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