Housing and homelessness Books

In this informative book, Robert Peel Lamond provides a comprehensive history of the Scottish poor laws, examining their policies and operations over the years. With its detailed analysis of the Scottish welfare system, this book is an invaluable...

An intriguing and challenging work, The Pleasures of Poverty turns conventional wisdom and societal norms on their head, arguing that a life of poverty can be not only fulfilling, but deeply satisfying in ways that wealth cannot. Whether or not readers...

Dieses Buch bietet eine detaillierte Anleitung zur Einrichtung von Armenpolizei und Almosenverwaltung im 19. Jahrhundert. Mit einem Schwerpunkt auf praktischen Ratschlägen und konkreten Beispielen ist es ein unverzichtbares Werkzeug für alle, die sich...

This report, published in 1885, provides a comprehensive examination of the state of housing for working-class people in Great Britain. It includes detailed evidence from witnesses, as well as recommendations for legislative and policy changes to improve...

Mary D. McCray-Casey, M.B.A., presents the May I Live with You? series, offering a comprehensive framework for those seeking or providing shelter in today's challenging world. The rules are applicable to anyone sharing living or working spaces,...

It all started on Christmas Day 1993. Lisa and Lonnie were sitting on their mom’s rickety yard swing, when Lisa’s curiosity took over. She asked Lonnie questions about his life on the street, about being homeless.  To her surprise, he...

Drawing on stories elicited from women and children living on the streets, particularly girls, this book considers why girls live their lives and work on the city streets. It discusses what happens to them when they do so, what mechanisms they adopt to...

In this explosive coming of age true story, the reader uncovers the foster care to prison pipeline firsthand. The story follows Daniel as he is abandoned, placed in a foster home, group home, and viciously abused therein. Unable to endure the pain,...

The author examines the moral, methodological, and practical problems that arise from poverty measurement. He establishes a methodological framework for analyzing poverty conceptions and measures, and concludes with concrete recommendations regarding...

Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty -- those in work who are still classified as "poor." It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Sozialwissenschaften allgemein, Note: 1,7, Universität Osnabrück, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wie kann Wohlfahrtsstaatlichkeit Altersarmut hervorbringen? Deutschland ist ein solcher Wohlfahrtsstaat und...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Soziales System, Sozialstruktur, Klasse, Schichtung, Note: 1,3, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg im Breisgau (Erziehungswissenschaft / Studienrichtung Sozialpädagogik), Sprache: Deutsch,...

It has been called one of the greatest tragedies of our time. In an age of prosperity and plenty, hundreds of thousands of people continue to find themselves destitute and homeless. Bent Hope was born out of Tim Huff's unique and extensive twenty-year...

All over the world, even as you read this, mothers in poor countries struggle to deliver their babies without lifesaving medical care. This is, perhaps, the last unreached frontier of modern medicine. Walk with Dr. Jean Chamberlain Froese as she extends...

This handbook initiates fresh debates on poverty and its impact in a constantly changing global south society.

In this influential work, Edward Thomas Devine explores the social and economic causes of poverty and misery. Drawing on his experience as a social worker in New York City, Devine argues that the root of the problem lies in the unequal distribution of...

This report by the Civics Committee of the Chicago Woman's Club offers a sobering look at the conditions facing residents of tenement housing in the city's twentieth ward. Drawing on extensive research and firsthand accounts, the report documents the...

First published in 1906, this classic work by social reformer John Rankin Rogers argues for the creation of a national homestead policy that would provide land to the homeless and unemployed. Rogers presents a compelling case for why a non-taxable...

Thomas Andrews' groundbreaking study of poverty in England remains one of the most important works on the subject ever produced. Originally published in 1775, this book examines the social, economic, and political factors that contribute to poverty in...

Drawing on best practice research and their own pioneering work with the Chalmers Center, in From Dependence to Dignity, Brian Fikkert and Russell Mask show readers how they can help "churches of the poor" to use cutting-edge microfinance ministries to...

Drawing on extensive research and national survey data, sociologist Donald I. Warren here presents an in-depth analysis of the Middle American Radicals, who they are, what they believe, the major targets of their grievances, and the likelihood of their...

Various studies have been carried out on poverty in Mongolia, by assessing magnitude and determinants of poverty, the effects of the economic transition and natural shocks. However, there is still room to explore the poverty change and its components...

The authors provide a compelling and balanced critique of the world's largest multilateral development lending agency in the context of globalization and the increasing domestication of market-based economic reforms. Adopting a tripartite historical,...

Needless SufferingBut Why?Luis MashapureThe pinnacle of worldly success, as seen in increased knowledge and super industrialization -- Heeh?Today, pretty much all needs of man could be met if we had the resolve. Science and engineering have scaled deeper...

A volume in The University of Miami School of Education and Human Development SeriesSeries Editors Etiony Aldarondo and Eugene F. Provenzo Jr., University of MiamiStreetWays: Chronicling the Homeless in Miami is a collection of interviews with 28...

At the turn of the 20th century, social reformer Jane Addams provides a thought-provoking look at the economic vulnerabilities facing young working women in America's industrial centers. Addams' account draws on her groundbreaking work at Chicago's Hull...

A profound exploration into the spiritual beliefs and practices of Seattle's unhoused youthSoul Woundedness is an intimate, piercing book about everyday life for young adults living on the streets of Seattle. Based on over five years of research and as a...

Public discussion of global healthcare issues is dominated by those who believe that top-down, government-driven interventions are the solution to the myriad health problems suffered by people in less developed countries

This book is a sobering look at the issue of starvation and extreme distress among the poor. J. Lhorky provides a detailed analysis of the causes and effects of poverty and offers suggestions for how to address the issue. This book is an important...

This book is a report on the economic and social conditions of Chesterfield County, South Carolina, written by A. L. Campbell, Claude A. Sherrill, and Isom Teal, all of whom were associated with the University of South Carolina's Department of Rural...

This work is a series of letters exchanged between Arthur Young and Thomas Attwood on the topics of currency, population growth, and poverty in England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The authors offer their views on the causes of poverty and...

This important government report provides a wealth of data on the poor law unions and parishes in England and Wales in 1881. Featuring detailed charts, graphs, and maps, this report provides a snapshot of the economic and social conditions of the time...

Written at the turn of the twentieth century, this classic study of urban poverty and social reform offers a compelling look at the challenges facing America's cities. Drawing on extensive firsthand research, Thomson and Woods provide a detailed analysis...

The Tenement House Problem is a report produced by the New York State Tenement House Commission in 1900. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the living conditions of the poor and working-class residents of New York City's tenement housing. It...

New Homes for Old is an illuminating study of the public housing programs of Europe and America in the mid-20th century. Through detailed case studies, Ogg and Reed explore the different approaches to public housing in various countries, from France and...

A firsthand account of life on the streets of London in the late 19th century, focusing on the struggles of homeless and impoverished children and the efforts of social reformers to improve their conditions.This work has been selected by scholars as...

Tenements, saloons, and streets - How did children survive the perils of poor New York City neighborhoods? When this book appeared in 1892, it shocked the privileged class. The evidence of misery and greed was undeniable.The author, Jacob Riis, was...

Based on ethnographic research conducted in an urban, coeducational school, this book challenges the modernist, Eurocentric and ahistorical understandings of childhood that prevail in educational policy-making in India, offering a contextualised account...

The ongoing campaign of 'western development' launched in 1999 and the recent Chinese government initiative of 'building a harmonious society' highlight the urgency and significance of analyzing inequality and poverty. Prominent contributors from China...

This is the story of a set of ideas that, in Britain and the United States, have dominated public opinion and public policy on the subject of poverty for nearly two centuries.  From the beginnings of social science in Britain, these ideas have shaped the...

This volume contains framework papers prepared for a collaborative research project on Reproductive Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa, an initiative of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). Taken together, the chapters in...

Poverty in Africa presents a comprehensive picture on the extent of poverty in Africa and the institutional constraints to poverty reduction, Prepared by eminent economists the volume provides an analysis of poverty, income distribution and labour...