The New Poverty by Stephen Armstrong
We are living in an age with unprecedented levels of poverty. Who are the new poor? And what can we do about it?
a hard hitting expose of the problems and suffering of people who are at the lower end of the pay scale and therefore at the mercy of those who wish to take advantageThis book is very much in the mould of George Orwell's The Road To Wigan Pier and makes for uneasy, but essential reading. -- Richard Blair, Patron of the Orwell Society
'A visceral experience, punching through the layers of rationalisation, ignorance and self-interest separating those who live comfortably from those who don't. . . The outstanding feature of The New Poverty is Armstrong's persistent effort to connect local experience and action the systematic context in which poverty is not only thriving but also taking increasingly sinister forms' * London Review of Books *
With singleness of purpose, Armstrong constructs a story of the new poverty around impeccable data, attention to lived experience, and heartening examples of resilience. -- Carol-Anne Hudson * Alternate Routes *
'A visceral experience, punching through the layers of rationalisation, ignorance and self-interest separating those who live comfortably from those who don't. . . The outstanding feature of The New Poverty is Armstrong's persistent effort to connect local experience and action the systematic context in which poverty is not only thriving but also taking increasingly sinister forms' * London Review of Books *
With singleness of purpose, Armstrong constructs a story of the new poverty around impeccable data, attention to lived experience, and heartening examples of resilience. -- Carol-Anne Hudson * Alternate Routes *
Stephen Armstrong is a journalist and author. He writes extensively for the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian. He also appears occasionally on Radio 4 and Radio 2. His books include War PLC, The Super-Rich Shall Inherit the Earth and The Road to Wigan Pier Revisited.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786634658 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786634651 |
| Title | The New Poverty |
| Author | Stephen Armstrong |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2018-11-13 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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