LEADER 03669 am 22006013u 450 001 9910213849103321 005 20230621141029.0 010 $a1-78374-326-3 010 $a979-1-03-650082-4 010 $a1-78374-325-5 035 $a(CKB)3780000000450756 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4901450 035 $a(FrMaCLE)OB-obp-4224 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/50992 035 $a(PPN)224385968 035 $a(EXLCZ)993780000000450756 100 $a20200114d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJust managing? $ewhat it means for the families of austerity Britain /$fMark O'Brien and Paul Kyprianou 210 $cOpen Book Publishers 210 1$aCambridge, UK :$cOpen Book Publishers,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (233 pages) $ccharts; digital file(s) 311 $a1-78374-324-7 311 $a1-78374-323-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface -- Part 1: Back to the future? 1. Understanding poverty: then and now -- 2. The getting by? study -- Part 2. The big issues 3. Money matters -- 4. Working life -- 5. Meeting basic needs -- 6. Home and family life -- Part 3. Just managing? perspectives on poverty 7. Family views: 'who's to blame?' -- 8. Liars, thieves and honest scousers -- Appendix I: How the research was conducted -- Appendix II: Family circumstances and spending. 327 $aPreface -- PART I: BACK TO THE FUTURE? 1. Understanding Poverty: Then and Now 2. The Getting By? Study -- PART II: THE BIG ISSUES 3. Money Matters 4. Working Life 5. Meeting Basic Needs 6. Home and Family Life -- PART III: JUST MANAGING? PERSPECTIVES ON POVERTY 7. Family Views: 'Who's to Blame?' 8. Liars, Thieves and Honest Scousers -- Appendix I: How the Research Was Conducted -- Appendix II: Family Circumstances and Spending -- References -- Index. 330 $aThe ?just about managing?. ?Hardworking families?. ?Alarm-clock Britain?. In recent years British political discourse has been filled with these slogans, as politicians claim to speak on behalf of families who are in work, but struggling to get by. This book allows us to hear from some of these families directly. At a time when the impact of austerity is more relevant than ever, Just Managing? cuts through the debates and sloganeering to give some of the real people behind the headlines and statistics a chance to tell their stories. It tracks the lives of thirty working families in Liverpool over one year, as they struggle to manage on incomes at or around the National Minimum Wage. Their accounts are placed within the economic and political context that has shaped their experiences and that of millions of other working families across the country. This book is required reading for anyone seeking to understand what life is like at the sharp end of ?austerity Britain'. 606 $aIncome distribution$zGreat Britain 607 $aGreat Britain$xSocial conditions$y21st century 610 $aNational Minimun Wage 610 $alow income 610 $aLiverpool 610 $aausterity 610 $aBritain 610 $aBritish politics 610 $aStatistics 615 0$aIncome distribution 676 $a339.20941 700 $aO'Brien$b Mark$f1973-$0891385 702 $aKyprianou$b Paul 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUkMaJRU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910213849103321 996 $aJust managing$91991020 997 $aUNINA