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Record Nr.

UNINA9910170964903321

Autore

Williams Colin C. <1961->

Titolo

Poverty and the third way / / Colin C. Williams and Jan Windebank

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-51775-0

0-415-25725-5

1-134-51776-9

1-280-19545-2

0-203-16746-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

x, 214 p

Collana

Routledge studies in human geography ; ; 8

Altri autori (Persone)

WindebankJ (Janice)

Disciplina

339.4/6

Soggetti

Informal sector (Economics)

Mixed economy

Mutualism

Poverty

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter Critical evaluation of a laissez-faire approach -- chapter towards harnessing the informal sphere -- chapter capabilities -- chapter and springboard into employment -- chapter instrument for facilitating alternative means of livelihood -- chapter employment -- chapter Carers tax credit.

Sommario/riassunto

What is poverty and how can it be tackled? Taking the Third Way out of its narrow political context, this thought-provoking new approach argues that we need to harness work beyond employment to pave a Third Way beyond capitalism and socialism.