Housing and homelessness Books

Annals of a Doss House is a non-fiction book written by Sydney Hallifax and published in 1900. The book is a detailed account of the author's experiences living in a doss house, which was a type of cheap lodging house for homeless people in London during...

"One of the main theses of the Marienthal study was that prolonged unemployment leads to a state of apathy in which the victims do not utilize any longer even the few opportunities left to them. The vicious cycle between reduced opportunities and reduced...

Cobbett's Two-Penny Trash: Or Politics For The Poor (1831) is a political pamphlet written by William Cobbett. In this book, Cobbett argues that the poor have been excluded from political discourse and that they should have a voice in government. He...

The last decade has witnessed a conspicuous alteration in policies protecting unemployed people in modern welfare states. Social policies are increasingly designed to encourage economic independence. Policy makers have introduced a wide range of reforms...

""Leaves From The Notebook Of Elizabeth Twining: Lady Visitor Among The Poor In London And Country"" is a book written by Elizabeth Twining and published in 1877. The book is a collection of notes and observations made by Twining during her visits to the...

Two cousins meet for dinner. Who are they? Why is a plumber arguing with a professor? They begin to discuss one of the great problems of our time - inequality. Can they find solutions? Can they agree on the meaning of equality? Follow their conversation...

Consumer vulnerability is of growing importance as a research topic for those exploring wellbeing. This book provides space to critically engage with the conditions, contexts and characteristics of consumer vulnerability, which affect how people...

Cutting through the stereotypes that enable many people to dismiss the needs of the impoverished, Surviving in a Material World provides an eye-opening look at the material lives of the poor in America. Hill's vivid, detailed narratives allow readers to...

Despite the tremendous economic growth around the world in the last thirty years, the number of people living in poverty has gone up. While economic growth is necessary for poverty reduction, it is obviously not enough. Prosperity has not "trickled down"...

Another Way Forward: Grassroots Solutions from New Mexico offers hope to anyone discouraged by the nation’s inability to tackle problems like poverty and health care. Award-winning author and former Senator Dede Feldman profiles innovative...

We are in Spain as we follow the life and thoughts of Mara, a Romanian beggar who sits, day after day, on the pavement outside a bank in Madrid. Little by little her past takes shape, her tragic past, as she reflects on the members of her family, as she...

Brings together the plans for reducing financial poverty in the United States through cash transfers. This volume is of interest to a wide array of from scholars of public policy and politics to economics and economic theory.

Action for Development, Christian Aid, and Inter-Church Organization for Development Cooperation commissioned this study. They are all active in Wollaita, one of the most densely populated areas of Ethiopia. It examines the development interventions of...

This report identifies climate resilience solutions for urban poor in Indonesia and their enabling factors, building on national policies and programs and taking into account the priority sectors for climate-resilient development.Climate risk threatens...

Tiny Homes In a Big City, by Reverend Faith Fowler is the story of Cass Community Social Services, a Detroit based nonprofit that is in the process of building a neighborhood of 25 different Tiny Homes in the northwest part of the city. The homes are...

Old Age Poverty in Greenwich Village: A Neighborhood Study is a book written by Mabel Louise Nassau in 1915. The book is a detailed study of the poverty-stricken elderly population living in Greenwich Village, New York City during the early 20th century...

Bidrag Till Svenska Fattiglagstifningens Historia Intill Midten Af Adertonde Arhundradet: Bilaga A-B (1893) �����r en historisk bok skriven av Bror Herman Dahlberg. Boken ger en omfattande beskrivning av den svenska fattiglagstiftningens historia fram...

The High Cost of Living is a book written by Frederic Clemson Howe and published in 1917. The book is a comprehensive study of the economic and social factors that contribute to the high cost of living in America. Howe examines the impact of monopolies,...

Some Results Of Boarding Out Poor Law Children is a book written by William Pitt Trevelyan and published in 1903. The book examines the practice of boarding out poor law children in England during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Boarding out was...

Sick Paupers and Their Medical Attendants is a historic book written by C. H. in 1878. The book is a comprehensive study of the treatment and care of poor and sick individuals in the 19th century. The author focuses on the medical care provided to...

"Offers a new interpretation of the war on poverty by demonstrating the centrality of moderate local leadership (both white and black) in launching and operating antipoverty programs."--Marisa Chappell, author of The War on Welfare: Family, Poverty, and...

Traverser la rue, en regardant à droite et à gauche, bien sûr. Les mots pourraient suffire à débattre d'un sujet. Mais quand il est question d'agir sur la vie de personnes bien réelles, aller vers elles devrait être la première intention.Observer,...

The Miami Rescue Mission is now known as The Caring Place. Our vision is "No One Is Homeless." Celebrating our centennial (100th anniversary) in 2022, we are on the path of great vision for the next 100 years to continue to serve the homeless and the...

There is plenty of food in Msunduzi, in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, but the urban poor regularly go hungry. This study of Msunduzi’s food security situation formed part of AFSUN’s baseline survey of eleven Southern African...

This study of the food security situation of the poor in Manzini, Swaziland’s economic hub, formed part of AFSUN’s baseline survey of eleven Southern African cities. It found that the urban poor here are less food secure than in any of the...

Harare is at the epicentre of the economic meltdown and political crisis that has devastated Zimbabwe over the last decade and led to a mass exodus from the country. Those who remained in Zimbabwe’s largest city and capital endured unprecedented...

This is a detailed history of the union workhouse in Devizes, Wiltshire, and its subsequent history as St James's hospital, with details of buildings and people associated with it. It includes the setting up of the Devizes Union, the child inmates, the...

As homelessness continues to plague North America and also becomes more widespread in Europe, anthropologists turn their attention to solving the puzzle of why people in some of the most advanced technological societies in the world are found huddled in...

Government, civic organizations, and religion (the church) all play a major part in finding ways to help the plight of the homeless. This is displayed on a daily basis by so many who are constantly doing their part through service, financial giving, and...

Explores the political and theoretical significance of the use of salvaging discarded materials by social movements during their protest activities.

Winstanley: Mystic Religious Writer and Leader of early Socialist? The Diggers lead by Winstanley tried to provide an answer for the landless poor and workingmen of 17th England. Their efforts were rebuffed but not forgotten.

This book explores the contemporary conditions of marginal work within the context of persistent unemployment, poverty, and homelessness in wealthy nations. Drawing from research concerning three cities-Melbourne, San Francisco, and London-Jessica...

Focusing on the Karen people in Burma, Thailand and the United Kingdom, this book analyses how global, regional and local developments affect patterns of learning. It combines historical and ethnographic research to explore the mutual shaping of...

This book examines human development in times of crisis, and its effect on social justice and democracy, with a focus on the delay in developmental progress caused by the 'Great Recession', the worst economic crisis in decades. The book places particular...

This book explores the relationship between youth labour market marginality and political participation, focusing on the example of Portugal and the role played by austerity policies in shaping patterns of activism. Through integrating primary and...

Seekings and Nattrass explain why poverty persisted in South Africa after the transition to democracy in 1994. The book examines how public policies both mitigated and reproduced poverty, and explains how and why these policies were adopted. The analysis...

Mary Wilden's letter provides a passionate critique of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, which allowed the government to cut relief for the poor. She highlights the horrific consequences of this law through the story of her own life and struggles...

In this pioneering work of social science, Frank Charles Laubach examines the root causes of vagrancy and homelessness, and proposes solutions aimed at improving the lives of those affected. A groundbreaking and compassionate study of a pressing social...

Originally published in 1979, this book was the first to provide a comprehensive political-economic analysis of the historical origins and 20th Century experience of state housing in the UK. The first part describes the growth of municipal housebuilding...

Originally published in 1993, this book traces how governments in France, Germany, Britain, Denmark and Ireland became involved in replacing industrial revolution urban slums with mass high-rise, high-density concrete estates. As the book considers each...

Originally published in 1987 and now re-issued with a new preface, this book examines attempts by successive individuals and governments to overcome slum conditions and homelessness, to reform landlord-tenant relations and to provide sound modern...

Originally published in 1961, is the report into an investigation of the forms of organization used by local authorities of many varied types, populations and areas for the design and erection of new buildings and the maintenance of existing ones. It...

Originally published in 1990, and re-issued in 2020 with an updated Preface, this book shows how the UK has become a nation of home owners, and the effect it has had on people's lives, the impact which it has had on British society and the implications...

Originally published in 1985, this book analyses the development of private rented housing in Britain, France, the former West Germany, the Netherlands and the USA. The book shows that the changing fortunes of the private rented sector are seen in some...