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Author : Hans-Jürgen Andress
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Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Empirical Poverty Research in a Comparative Perspective written by Hans-Jürgen Andress and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hans-Jurgen Andress
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781138338005
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Empirical Poverty Research in a Comparative Perspective written by Hans-Jurgen Andress and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1998, this books considers defining the concept of poverty as a collective issue through an empitrical view point on an international scale. Looking to define 'poverty' by compiling case studies by academics writing from viewpoints in a variety of individual countries.
Author : Hans Jurgen Andreß
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429807740
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book Empirical Poverty Research in a Comparative Perspective written by Hans Jurgen Andreß and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1998, this books considers defining the concept of poverty as a collective issue through an empitrical view point on an international scale. Looking to define ‘poverty’ by compiling case studies by academics writing from viewpoints in a variety of individual countries.
Author : Jürgen Friedrichs
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317999088
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)
Download or read book Life in Poverty Neighbourhoods written by Jürgen Friedrichs and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contemporary European and American urban policy and politics and in academic research it is typically assumed that spatial concentrations of poor households and/or ethnic minority households will have negative effects upon the opportunities to improve the social conditions of those who are living in these concentrations. Since the level of concentration tends to be correlated with the level of spatial segregation the 'debate on segregation' is also linked to the social opportunity discussion. This book explores the central questions in urban and housing studies: Do poor neighbourhoods make their residents poorer? Does the neighbourhood structure exert an effect on the residents (behavioural, attitudinal, or psychological) even when controlling for individual characteristics of the residents? This issue has offered a locus for multi-disciplinary investigations on both sides of the Atlantic, and this volume demonstrates the rich geographical, sociological, economic and psychological dimensions of this issue. This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Housing Studies.
Author : Philipp Albert Theodor Kircher
Publisher : Peter Lang Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Poverty Reduction Strategies written by Philipp Albert Theodor Kircher and published by Peter Lang Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poverty remains one of the greatest problems of our time, causing starvation and humiliation in poor countries and contributing to problems of conflict, migration and environmental degradationeffectingalso richer countries. This study provides a systematical analysis of today's donor strategies for development cooperation, which unite around the goal fo poverty reduction. The most recent strategies of the World Bank and the German, British and swedish official development agencies are compared and evaluated. Their broad consensus on goals and coneptual elements in comprehensively presented. Differences in accentuations regarding beneficiaries and implementationmethods are highlighted. An empirical study of the povery focus in project evaluations of he German Fonancial Cooperatin rounds off the analysis by exemplarily pointing at the practical implications of the new strategies. Contents: The consensus regarding poverty reduction strategies for developing countries--Defferences in the accentuations of various donors--Empirical result on poverty focus in project evaluations of the German Financial Cooperation.
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Publisher : ESRI
ISBN 13 : 0707002796
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Poverty and Deprivation in Ireland in Comparative Perspective written by and published by ESRI. This book was released on with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerhard Bäcker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351772961
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)
Download or read book Combating Poverty in Europe written by Gerhard Bäcker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Title first published in 2003. This informative volume addresses the impact of the EU on national policies to combat poverty in European member states. The editors bring together leading academics to discuss the issue of and fight against poverty in Germany in particular, within the context of ongoing trends and debates across other European states.
Author : Pantazis, Christina
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1861343736
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (613 download)
Download or read book Poverty and Social Exclusion in Britain written by Pantazis, Christina and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2006-01-19 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes statistical tables and graphs.
Author : Keetie Roelen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113745251X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)
Download or read book Mixed Methods Research in Poverty and Vulnerability written by Keetie Roelen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The added value of mixed methods research in poverty and vulnerability is now widely established. Nevertheless, gaps and challenges remain. This volume shares experiences from research in developed and developing country contexts on how mixed methods approaches can make research more credible, usable and responsive to complexity.
Author : Douglas J. Besharov
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199860599
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Counting the Poor written by Douglas J. Besharov and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poverty rate is one of the most visible ways in which nations measure the economic well-being of their low-income citizens. To gauge whether a person is poor, European states often focus on a person's relative position in the income distribution to measure poverty while the United States looks at a fixed-income threshold that represents a lower relative standing in the overall distribution to gauge. In Europe, low income is perceived as only one aspect of being socially excluded, so that examining other relative dimensions of family and individual welfare is important. This broad emphasis on relative measures of well-being that extend into non-pecuniary aspects of people's lives does not always imply that more people would ultimately be counted as poor. This is particularly true if one must be considered poor in multiple dimensions to be considered poor, in sharp contrast to the American emphasis on income as the sole dimension. With contributions from the world's foremost authorities on income and social measurement, the book provides detailed discussions of specific issues from a European perspective followed by commentary from American observers. The volume considers (1) current standards of poverty measurement in the European Union and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, (2) challenges in extending those measures to account for the value of the provision of in-kind and cash benefits from the government, (3) the interaction of poverty measures with social assistance, (4) non-income but monetary measures of poverty, and (5) multi-dimensional measures of poverty. The result is a definitive reference for poverty researchers and policymakers seeking to disengage politics from measurement.
Author : Mats Lundahl
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000297705
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Poverty in the History of Economic Thought written by Mats Lundahl and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poverty in the History of Economic Thought: From Mercantilism to Neoclassical Economics aims to describe and critically examine how economic thought deals with poverty and the poor, including its causes, consequences, reduction, and abolition. This edited volume traces the economic ideas of key writers and schools of thought across a significant period, ranging from Adam Smith and Malthus through to Wicksell, Cassel, and Heckscher. The chapters relate poverty to income distribution, asserting that poverty is not always conceived of in absolute terms, and that relative and social deprivation matter also. Furthermore, the contributors deal with both individual poverty and the poverty of nations in the context of international economy. By providing such a thorough exploration, this book shows that the approach to poverty differs from economist to economist, depending on their particular interests and the main issues related to poverty in each epoch, as well as the influence of the intellectual climate that prevailed at the time when the contribution was made. This key text is valuable reading for advanced students and researchers of the history of economic thought, economic development, and the economics of poverty.
Author : Gordon, David
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 9781861342928
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (429 download)
Download or read book Breadline Europe written by Gordon, David and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2000-12-27 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Hans-Jürgen Andreß
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848443765
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (484 download)
Download or read book The Working Poor in Europe written by Hans-Jürgen Andreß and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides important findings on the link between institutions and in-work poverty. The volume makes a significant contribution to this strand of literature as evidence on cross-country differences is scarce. The combination of case studies and comparative quantitative investigations is an interesting approach. Annekatrin Niebuhr, Papers in Regional Science This data-rich book explores the causes of in-work poverty in Europe. . . The balanced provision of theoretical insights and strong empirical support will prove useful to poverty scholars and policymakers alike. Contemporary Sociology A book on in-work poverty could not be timelier. . . At a time when many of the working poor are likely to become the non-working poor this book is a must-read. Zoë Irving, Journal of Social Policy This volume represents a valuable contribution to debates on welfare states, public policy, poverty and social exclusion. It is an empirically rich and analytically robust comparative collection, highlighting the variations between and contradictions of in-work poverty across Europe. Patricia Kennett, University of Bristol, UK For a long time in-work poverty was not associated with European welfare states. Recently, the topic has gained relevance as welfare state retrenchment and international competition in globalized economies has put increasing pressures on individuals and families. This book provides explanations as to why in-work poverty is high in certain countries and low in others. Much of the present concern about the working poor has to do with recent changes in labour market policies in Europe. However, this book is not primarily about low pay. Instead, it questions whether gainful employment is sufficient to earn a living both for oneself and for one s family members. There are, however, great differences between European countries. This book argues that the incidence and structure of the working poor cannot be understood without a thorough understanding of each country s institutional context. This includes the system of wage-setting, the level of decommodification provided by the social security system and the structure of families and households. Combining cross-country studies with in-depth analyses from a national perspective, the book reveals that in-work poverty in Europe is a diverse, multi-faceted phenomenon occurring in equally diverse institutional, economic and socio-demographic settings. With its rich detail and conclusions, this genuinely comparative study will be of interest to academics and researchers of labour and welfare economics, social policy and European studies as well as to policy advisers.
Author : Lee Rainwater
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610444620
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Poor Kids in a Rich Country written by Lee Rainwater and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2003-12-03 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Poor Kids in a Rich Country, Lee Rainwater and Timothy Smeeding ask what it means to be poor in a prosperous nation - especially for any country's most vulnerable citizens, its children. In comparing the situation of American children in low-income families with their counterparts in fourteen other countries—including Western Europe, Australia, and Canada—they provide a powerful perspective on the dynamics of child poverty in the United States. Based on the rich data available from the transnational Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), Poor Kids in a Rich Country puts child poverty in the United States in an international context. Rainwater and Smeeding find that while the child poverty rate in most countries has been relatively stable over the past 30 years, child poverty has increased markedly in the United States and Britain—two of the world's wealthiest countries. The book delves into the underlying reasons for this difference, examining the mix of earnings and government transfers, such as child allowances, sickness and maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, and other social assistance programs that go into the income packages available to both single- and dual-parent families in each country. Rainwater and Smeeding call for policies to make it easier for working parents to earn a decent living while raising their children—policies such as parental leave, childcare support, increased income supports for working poor families, and a more socially oriented education policy. They make a convincing argument that our definition of poverty should not be based solely on the official poverty line—that is, the minimum income needed to provide a certain level of consumption—but on the social and economic resources necessary for full participation in society. Combining a wealth of empirical data on international poverty levels with a thoughtful new analysis of how best to use that data, Poor Kids in a Rich Country will provide an essential tool for researchers and policymakers who make decisions about child and family policy.
Author : Christina Behrendt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351489550
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)
Download or read book Social Security in the Global Village written by Christina Behrendt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is growing recognition that globalization places major pressures on the development of social security schemes. Internationalization of the economy has important consequences for labor markets: employment is becoming less secure and inequality and social exclusion more pronounced in many countries. At the same time, there are some fundamental socio-demographic changes: new family structures, an aging population, and migration. Increased uncertainty and exclusion intensify the need for social security. Both the public and private sectors are redefining their roles, reshuffling responsibilities between states, markets, families, and individuals. Social Security in the Global Village investigates the new challenges for social security in an increasingly globalized world and analyzes strategies of adjustment. A group of internationally renowned experts in this field assess the variety of effects that globalization has had on national social security schemes. A common theme of a first set of chapters is the relationship between common pressures of globalization and the role of national institutional frameworks in shaping the impact of these pressures on social security. Countries are dealing in different ways with these challenges and follow diverse pathways of adjustment that quite often contradict widespread assumptions about the effects of globalization. A second set of chapters is devoted to challenges in selected policy areas: migration, labor markets, and social cohesion issues. Among the topical issues discussed are the social rights of migrants, the changing rights and obligations in unemployment insurance, lessons to be drawn for the promotion of employment, the relationship between family policy and employment policy for mothers, the management of social risks, and the protection of an adequate income in an active welfare state. Research can help to enlighten and inform the policy debate about the legitimacy of social security in the new, glob
Author : Matt Barnes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351148915
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)
Download or read book Social Exclusion in Great Britain written by Matt Barnes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 2005. In Great Britain, the reduction of social exclusion has been at the forefront of New Labour's social policy since 1997. However, there is ambiguity about what the notion of social exclusion actually encompasses, caused in part by the limited extent of attempts to measure and understand social exclusion empirically. This key work addresses this problem, employing data from a nationally representative survey of British households to quantify levels of social exclusion and the composition of the socially excluded population. It also incorporates data from a European Commission-funded household survey to compare social exclusion in Great Britain with eleven other countries in the European Union. In the book, Matt Barnes argues that social exclusion refers to enduring disadvantage on a wide range of living standards, not just those that reflect economic values. As well as looking at standard measures of poverty he looks at more relational measures of disadvantage such as neighbourhood discontent and social isolation, in order to determine exclusion from the economic, social and cultural systems that determine the integration of a person in society.
Author : Daniel Rauhut
Publisher : Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9788179360163
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Economists and Poverty written by Daniel Rauhut and published by Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd. This book was released on 2005 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
