Poverty and precarity Books

Originally published in 1974, this book surveys the experience of public and quasi public housing in the UK, USA, France, Germany, the former USSR, Israel, Denmark, Sweden, Hungary and Puerto Rico. Each country's housing policy is set in a broad social...

Originally published in 1982, at a time when the UK government was pursuing the policy of council house sales, this book explores the implications of selling council houses, criticises the housing management and policies of the 1970s and 80s and argues...

Originally published in 1981, this book explores the plight of the locally born or locally employed faced with spiralling house prices and strong and unequal competition from the wealthier commuter, second-home owner or retirement migrant. It was the...

Originally published in 1966 and written at a time when UK housing policy was undergoing major changes, this volume provides a substantial historical introduction which outlines the development of housing policy in the UK from the mid 19th - mid 20th...

Originally published in 1979, these essays provide a guide to the labyrinth of issues which together made up 'housing policy' in the late 20th Century. The focus is on the practical and political difficulties of devising measures which meet policy...

Lutz Mayers war sein Leben für die Katz? Ja - eigentlich eher nein. Denn wer davon ausgeht es sei ein schönes Leben, bitte nicht weiterlesen. Und seien Sie vorsichtig, ich könnte ihr Nachbarn sein. Einer der früher gebraucht und heute allein gelassen,...

This book is based on the view that human existence results from the interplay of four dimensions: mind, heart, body and soul, which find their expression in thoughts, emotions, sensations and aspirations. By combining theory and praxis, including...

In this book Edward and Sumner argue that to better understand the impact of global growth on poverty it is necessary to consider what happens across a wide range of poverty lines. Starting with the same datasets used to produce official estimates of...

This book explores how humanitarian interventions for children in difficult circumstances engage in affective commodification of disadvantaged childhoods. The chapters consider how transnational charitable industries are created and mobilized around...

This book explores the traces of the passage of time on the protracted and intractable conflict of Western Sahara. The authors offer a multilevel analysis of recent developments from the global to the local scenes, including the collapse of the...

This book marks a critical contribution in assessing and extending the evidence base on the causes and consequences of women's homelessness. Drawing together work from Europe's leading homelessness scholars, it presents a multidisciplinary and...

This book, which brings together scholars from the developed and developing world, explores one of the most salient features of contemporary international relations: South-South cooperation. It builds on existing empirical evidence and offers a...

Das Buch ""Beitr�����ge zur Beurteilung der Ereignisse im Gro�����herzogtum Posen, Band 1"" von Adalbert Lipski wurde im Jahr 1848 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine historische Abhandlung �����ber die Ereignisse im Gro�����herzogtum Posen, das...

This social reform report provides a detailed examination of the working and living conditions of the poor in Victorian London. Drawing on extensive research and firsthand accounts, the book sheds light on the struggles and challenges faced by laborers,...

In 'Hand-Book for Friendly Visitors Among the Poor,' the Charity Organization Society of the City of New York provides a practical guide for those interested in working with the impoverished and marginalized in their communities. They offer advice and...

The first book to examine in detail the ways in which people adapt their understanding and behaviors towards poverty as a direct result to their experiences of poverty in developing countries, including world-leading academics and case studies from...

While a number of societies have begun to lift themselves out of poverty, many more remain in what appears to be a permanent cycle of failure, inappropriate development and exploitation. Assessing this repetition of development failures, this book...

Global trends have led to a marked decline in the role of the state in national development. Part of the Research on Poverty Alleviation series, aiming to deepen the understanding of the causes, extent, nature, rate of change and means of combating...

Half of the world's population has never made or received a phone call and perhaps the same half lives on less than $2 a day. If this is not just a statistical coincidence, is there causality between the lack of telecommunication and poverty? The digital...

South African legislation, as well as international conventions like the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child which have been ratified by South Africa, indicate shared and increasing...

The Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa (MIDSA) aims to facilitate regional dialogue and cooperation on migration policy issues amongst the governments of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The overall objective is to facilitate...

God's Chosen Fast Or What Shall We Do: For Our Poorer Brethren In The Wynds And Closes is a book written by James Peddie and originally published in 1860. The book focuses on the issue of poverty in the Wynds and Closes, which were poor areas in...

This is a true story of the encounters a young man faces while finding himself by living on the streets as a transient for seven months.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

This landmark book offers a comprehensive analysis of how development approaches have evolved since World War II, examining and also evaluating the succession of theories, doctrines, and practices that have been formulated and applied in the Third World...

Il libro ""Anarchia Popolare Di Napoli Dal 21 Dicembre 1798 Al 23 Gennajo 1799"" (1884) di Drusco, Pietrabondio, ����� una cronaca storica dettagliata degli eventi che si sono verificati a Napoli durante il periodo di anarchia popolare tra il 21 dicembre...

""Skizze zu einer Monografie der Amts-Verbrechen"" ist ein Buch von Alois Zucker aus dem Jahr 1870. Es handelt sich um eine Analyse von Verbrechen, die von Amtstr�����gern begangen wurden. Zucker beschreibt verschiedene F�����lle von Korruption,...

A poignant and absorbing book of prose and poetry, He Didn't Die Easy details both the world's suffering and its eternal promise as observed by a journalist during her career.The reflections in He Didn't Die Easy represent a ten-year journey during which...

Have you ever looked at a homeless person and thought to yourself, “That could easily be me?” The reality is many of us are one paycheck away from being in that very position. For Dishambra McQueen, that was her story before rising above her...

What happens when a loved one walks out the door one day and doesn’t come back? Bring Him Home -The Search for Ronan is a powerful and poignant true story of mental health, homelessness, overcoming massive challenges and how one family were...

The Non-Fiction of George Orwell includes three memoirs, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier, and Homage to Catalonia which provide an indispensable introduction to the thought and writing of George Orwell...

This research is an empirical study of the legitimacy of economic inequality with a focus on the case of Chile. Chile is an appealing case study in this regard because it has been one of the countries with the highest indexes of economic inequality over...

Extracts From The Diary Of A Workhouse Chaplain (1847) is a book written by Dennis Lewis Cousins. The book is a collection of diary entries written by the author during his time as a chaplain in a workhouse in the mid-19th century. The workhouse was a...

Cette publication comprend deux parties : la première est un guide pratique pour les artisans domestiques et les gens de la campagne, qui offre des conseils pratiques sur divers sujets tels que la cuisine, la couture, etc. La deuxième partie est un roman...

Ce livre de Madam Le Prince de Beaumont est un guide pratique destiné aux pauvres artisans, domestiques et gens de la campagne. Il contient des conseils pour se nourrir, se loger et se soigner, ainsi que des instructions pour améliorer leur situation...

In this enlightening work of social commentary, Gurney examines the Poor Laws of early 19th century England, and argues that they are in need of reform. He presents a compelling case for a more compassionate approach to poverty relief, and offers...

In this groundbreaking work, J. Felix Isador Ladoff takes a critical look at poverty and inequality in the United States, arguing that these problems are the result of systemic injustices that can only be addressed through radical political and economic...

The text, translated and introduced by James Skillen, was originally a speech by Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) that opened the first Christian Social Congress in The Netherlands on 9 November 1891. His words not only illuminate with stark simplicity many of...

Government welfare benefits touch millions-from individuals to corporations, large and small. Here, Dr. Baum explores one aspect of government welfare, both Federal and state, aid to families with dependent children. The history of that program is set...

This is a book about homeless people. What do you feel when you encounter one? Fear? Pity? Revulsion? Guilt? Indifference? Or, do you not see them at all?In an effort to make the reader see homeless persons as real people, each one a separate and unique...