Poverty /
Lister, R.
Poverty / Ruth Lister - Cambridge: Polity Press, 2004. - xi,238p.: ill.; 21cm
Includes bibliographical reference and index
The book opens with a lucid discussion of current debates around the definition and measurement of poverty in industrialized societies, before embarking on a thought-provoking and multi-faceted exploration of its conceptualization. It draws on thinking in the field of international development and real life accounts to emphasize aspects of poverty such as powerlessness, lack of voice, loss of dignity and respect.
9780745625638
Poverty
DUCE HC79.P6.L57
Poverty / Ruth Lister - Cambridge: Polity Press, 2004. - xi,238p.: ill.; 21cm
Includes bibliographical reference and index
The book opens with a lucid discussion of current debates around the definition and measurement of poverty in industrialized societies, before embarking on a thought-provoking and multi-faceted exploration of its conceptualization. It draws on thinking in the field of international development and real life accounts to emphasize aspects of poverty such as powerlessness, lack of voice, loss of dignity and respect.
9780745625638
Poverty
DUCE HC79.P6.L57