Housing and homelessness Books

The food market in Ethiopia has recently been marked by uncharacteristically high prices, a situation that has paralleled conditions in the rest of the world. The causes of escalating food prices in Ethiopia are somewhat specific to it. These include...

Poverty remains a thorny and topical challenge and research topic to scholars and researchers on African development. Scholars in the Global North have since the Second World War sought to research poverty and underdevelopment in Africa, postulating what...

"Navigating Challenges in Lower-Class Society" delves into the multifaceted issues faced by the lower-class population. Beginning with an insightful introduction that defines and contextualizes the lower-class society, the book meticulously...

DescriptionThe 'Magic of Africa' is divided into the following sub-sections: Introduction The countries: Benin, Nigeria, The Sudan (Darfur) and Kenya Disease The voice of Africa The Eden of Africa The countries: Each country is introduced with...

The Book on Ending Homelessness provides insights for those in the industry, elected officials, policy makers, funders, public servants and the general public on the best ways to move from managing homelessness to ending homelessness. While ending...

""Historische Skizze �����ber Die Dotation Des Ruthenischen Clerus In Galizien"" to ksi���������ka autorstwa Wallishaussera, wydana w 1861 roku. Opisuje ona histori���� dotacji dla cerkwi ruskich w Galicji, czyli obszarze, kt������ry obecnie znajduje...

This book invites readers to think about future directions in social development. The book succinctly presents the historical context and progress of social development. By reflecting on the Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals, it discusses...

Ce livre analyse les conditions d'habitation insalubres dans les grandes villes du XIXe siècle en France. Il examine les causes de la pauvreté et des maladies liées aux logements insalubres et propose des solutions pour améliorer ces conditions. Ce livre...

This report provides a detailed account of the efforts to reform housing conditions in New York City during the early twentieth century. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the Committee's study offers a comprehensive overview of the problems facing...

Building on the groundbreaking work of his predecessor, Mearns continues to shed light on the life of the poorest citizens of Victorian London. Through poignant stories and searing observations, he challenges readers to confront the social injustices...

This influential study of infant mortality remains a classic in the fields of public health and social policy. Drawing on a wide range of data sources, including official statistics, historical records, and personal interviews, Titmuss provides a...

This influential guide to the management and construction of poorhouses and almshouses provides a wealth of practical information for architects, contractors, and government officials. The book includes detailed plans and specifications for a range of...

African Families in the Twenty-First Century explores the idea that the family is the basic unit of society and an enduring multifunctional institution in Africa. The functions and structures of African families, as well as the multiple roles played by...

This book delves into the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) in Zimbabwe to provide insight into how it facilitated the delivery of housing for low-income urban households. It highlights the politics of land reforms and the power of community...

After resigning his post at the Tampa Tribune, Tim Fasano decided to stop worrying about the rest of his life and focus on having adventures.An amateur photographer and philosophy major, Fasano began driving a cab. At first the job was easy and fun...

The EPIC PLAN reveals a common sense solution to end poverty, wars and terrorism. It is based upon ideals of influential and successful leaders of the past. Help solve the world problem. Read this book. This is vital to all!

This groundbreaking book presents a vision of social reform that transcends the conventional dichotomy of socialism and capitalism. It argues that the solution to poverty, inequality, and injustice lies in the advancement of science, education, and...

This collection of reports from the Society for Bettering the Conditions and Increasing the Comforts of the Poor provides a valuable historical perspective on poverty and social welfare in England during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Edited by...

Uganda¿s National Resistance Movement (NRM) government has used credit as one of the policy strategies to reduce poverty levels. This study examines the effectiveness of that policy. It traces the ascendance to power of NRM in 1986, when the country was...

From revolution to conscious evolution....Team India - An Idea whose time has come...We are at a pivotal point in history where the future of India would not happen by chance. It would depend upon the choices and decisions we make collectively today. The...

Developing Asia is forecast to expand by 5.9% in 2017 and 5.8% in 2018, a slight upgrade from projections in Asian Development Outlook 2017. Growth prospects for developing Asia are looking up, bolstered by a revival in world trade and strong momentum in...

The 5-volume publication, ADB through the Decades, provides a historical account of how ADB has evolved to respond to the dynamic changes across the Asia and Pacific region over the past 5 decades. This fourth volume from the series presents how ADB...

Rural poverty rates and land inequality in Paraguay are among the highest in Latin America. This book consists of three essays focusing on aspects of the economic development of the Paraguayan agricultural sector.The book seeks to answer the following...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Moderne Geschichte, Note: 2,0, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeitslosigkeit hat sich während der Zeit der ersten deutschen Republik durch politische und...

This book analyses trends and changes in the European Union's (EU) humanitarian aid policy, by focusing on the performance of Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs). NGOs have developed strong relationships with international institutions but have also...

This report marks the first stage of AFSUN’s goal of expanding knowledge about urban food systems and experiences of household food insecurity in secondary African cities. It contributes to an understanding of poverty and sustainability in Mzuzu,...

This report on food insecurity in urban Lesotho is the latest in a series on Southern African cities issued by AFSUN. Like the previous reports, it focuses on one city (Maseru) and on poor neighbourhoods and households in that city. More than 60% of poor...

Over the last decade, two issues have risen to the top of the international development agenda: Food Security & Migration and Development. Each has its own agency champions, international gatherings, national line ministries and voluminous bodies of...

By the age of nine, Annette Allen had been to five different schools, trailing behind her father, an itinerant aeronautical engineer. In Ethiopia, she sat beside princesses at school whilst witnessing heart-breaking poverty; falling in love with the...

This book investigates the social, economic, and moral conditions of the people in the late-19th century. David Cunningham provides detailed insights into the problems faced by the population and offers suggestions for improvement. This is an important...

Social reformer Octavia Hill was a passionate advocate for improving the living conditions of the urban poor in Victorian London. In this collection of essays, she offers a detailed examination of the housing crisis in the city and provides concrete...

Callaghan McCarthy's book provides a distinct analysis of the factors behind poverty and explores its impact on people's daily lives. The author examines the structural causes of poverty, including the inequitable distribution of resources and the lack...

A strong theological call for ending the abomination of systemic poverty Jesus's words "the poor you will always have with you" (Matthew 26:11) are regularly used to suggest that ending poverty is impossible, that poverty is a result of moral failures,...

Why do so many people worldwide suffer hunger and poverty when there is enough food and other resources globally to prevent it? This book shows how famine and food insecurity are an essential part of modern capitalism. Although trade, debt relief and...

This book seeks to better conceptualise and define mobility poverty, addressing both its geographies and socio-economic landscapes. It moves beyond the analysis of 'transport poverty' and innovatively explores mobility inequalities and social...

List of Tables Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION Introduction; P.Mosley PART II: DONOR PERSPECTIVES The Poverty Reduction Strategies of the Development Cooperation Agencies in the 1990s: Their Record and What They Need to Do; A.Cox & J. Healey Poverty...

Declining incomes and growing income inequality have led to a rise in poverty in the transition economies of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This study examines poverty and social assistance in six countries-Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland,...

 I write this book aims to give my opinions to indicate whether what factors can influence householder resource , such as, gas, electricity energy behavior at  home as well as what factors influence householder rent or house purchase choice at...

Red Winds is an account of Irma Upex-Huggins' time with the VSO in Tanzania, living and working in an environment of extreme poverty, and it charts her journey through the country and through illness and recovery from a serious accident. Red Winds is...

For many, the history of German social policy is defined primarily by that nation's postwar emergence as a model of the European welfare state. As this comprehensive volume demonstrates, however, the question of how to care for the poor has had...

Beyond the Enclave sets out to unravel the contradiction of a country, Zimbabwe, where a rich, diverse resource base co-exists with endemic poverty. One reason lies in the colonial economy, which was predicated on an ideology of white supremacy, creating...

The Sorrows of the Streets is a novel written by Mary Ann S. Barber and published in 1855. The book is set in Victorian England and follows the lives of several young girls who are forced to live on the streets due to poverty and neglect. The novel...

In this book, Colquhoun provides a comprehensive examination of the effects of poverty and indigence on society and outlines the resources available to combat them. Written in the late 18th century, this book remains a seminal work in the field of social...