1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457603503321

Titolo

Poverty and social exclusion in North and South : essays on social policy and global poverty reduction / / edited by Paul Mosley and Elizabeth Dowler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-45007-9

1-280-11276-X

0-203-98782-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Priorities in development economics

Classificazione

71.12

Altri autori (Persone)

MosleyPaul

DowlerElizabeth <1951->

Disciplina

362.5/561

Soggetti

Poor

Poverty

Marginality, Social

Social policy

Globalization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers presented at a conference held at Sorby Hall, University of Sheffield, on 9 April 2001 and jointly convened by the Development Studies Association of UK and the Political Economy Research Centre (PERC) of the University of Sheffield.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-271) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Prospects for equitable social provision in a globalising world; 3 Globalisation and social policy; 4 Risk and vulnerability; 5 Governance and the common man; 6 Economic growth and social capital; 7 Defining the limits of a discourse; 8 Who gains and who loses from globalisation?; 9 Globalisation and home-based workers in North and South; 10 Food and poverty: current global challenges?; 11 Microfinance, poverty and social exclusion in North and South

12 Social capital and micro-enterprise development13 Equity versus debt in urban regeneration; Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Over the past decade there has been a worrying increase in poverty in the industrialised countries of the ""North"", while many of the developing countries of the ""South"" have experienced some improvement. This collection argues that there are a number of likenesses between the predicaments of North and South, and that these warrant further investigation and analysis.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910829112403321

Autore

Howells John <1928->

Titolo

Where to retire : America's best & most affordable places / / John Howells with Teal Conroy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Guilford, Connecticut : , : gpp, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4930-1645-8

Edizione

[Eight edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Collana

Choose retirement series Where to retire

Classificazione

TRV026050BUS050040

Disciplina

306.3/80973

Soggetti

Retirement, Places of - United States

Quality of life - United States

Social indicators - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Where to Retire offers the best advice not only on where to relocate in the retirement years, but why people should pick up and move just as life is settling down. Retirement guru John Howells provides well-researched and completely revised and updated information on how to find the ideal home base for the retirement years. To help the decision-making process, the author offers a list of items to consider when selecting the ideal community: safety; climate; housing availability; cultural and recreation opportunities in the area; social compatibility; affordability; medical care; distance from relatives and friends; transportation; and jobs and/or volunteer opportunities. Howells gives readers clear snapshots of life in hundreds of the most affordable,



comfortable, and stimulating places to retire in the United States, including locations in Florida, California, the Pacific Northwest, the Gulf Coast, the Ozarks, the Appalachians, the Southwest, and the Rockies. This guide tells not how to retire, but where readers can retire happily"--

"Offers the best advice on where to relocate in the retirement years. Gives readers clear snapshots of life in hundreds of the most affordable, comfortable, and stimulating places to retire in the United States. Includes coverage of Florida, California, the Pacific Northwest, the Gulf Coast, the Ozarks, the Appalachians, the Southwest, and the Rockies"--