Poverty : a persistent global reality / / edited by John Dixon and David Macarov

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910305550903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998
• ISBN: 9987-686-39-7; 1-134-75652-6; 1-134-75653-4; 1-280-33257-3; 0-203-02918-6; 0-203-15979-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DixonJohn; MacarovDavid
• Disciplina: 362.5
• Soggetti: Poverty; Poverty - Developing countries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Contributors; Preface; The meaning and measurement of poverty; The definitions of poverty; The measurement of poverty; Conclusion; Australia; The appropriate definition of poverty; The incidence of poverty; Groups most affected by poverty; Factors contributing to poverty in Australia; The social welfare responses to poverty in Australia; Anti-poverty programmes in Australia; The likelihood of poverty in Australia in the future; Canada; The people: some demographic characteristics; The historical and political context of poverty; Poverty: the problem of an appropriate definitionThe incidence of poverty; Groups most affected by poverty; Government and non-government responses to poverty; Conclusion: future prospects; Hong Kong; The background to poverty in Hong Kong; Poverty and social assistance; The future; Conclusion; Ireland; Measuring poverty; The incidence of poverty; Who are the poor?; Social security responses to poverty; Anti-poverty programmes; Future prospects and strategies; ; Malta; The concept of relative poverty and its measurement; Quality-of-life and relative poverty; Incidence of relative poverty; Reasons for the extent of relative povertyReducing the extent of relative poverty: future prospects and strategies; Conclusion; Netherlands; Poverty in the Netherlands; Groups most affected by poverty; Policy responses to poverty; Evaluation of anti-poverty programmes; Future prospects and strategies; The policy implications of poverty research; Philippines; The Philippines: a country profile; Debt, development and poverty alleviation; The concept of poverty in the Philippines; Incidence of poverty; Who are the poor?; Social welfare response to poverty: the social reform agenda; Anti-poverty programmesFuture strategies to alleviate poverty; United Kingdom; The post-war abolition of poverty?; The re-discovery, and re-definition, of poverty; The denial of poverty; How is poverty measured?; How many poor are there, and who are they?; Poverty and social policy; The policy priorities; Conclusion; United States of America; Profile of the United States; The definition of poverty; The incidence of poverty; Groups most affected by poverty; Policy responses to the poverty problem; Conclusion: future trends and issues; Zimbabwe; Poverty contextualised; Poverty incidence; Poverty profileSocial welfare responses to poverty; Anti-poverty programme; Future prospects and strategies; Conclusion; Poverty in review; Conclusion; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book addresses the long-standing global issue of poverty. An introductory chapter explores concepts and definitions of poverty, the subsequent chapters providing detailed examinations of poverty in ten different countries: UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta, The Netherlands, The Philippines and Zimbabwe. Each chapter follows a consistent format, to facilitate comparison and focuses on the following issues:- * the socio-economic and historical context within which poverty exists * the extent and nature of poverty its causes * the measures that