LEADER 04982nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910305550903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9987-686-39-7 010 $a1-134-75652-6 010 $a1-134-75653-4 010 $a1-280-33257-3 010 $a0-203-02918-6 010 $a0-203-15979-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203029183 035 $a(CKB)1000000000252811 035 $a(EBL)165256 035 $a(OCoLC)56998932 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000225121 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11188058 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000225121 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10230318 035 $a(PQKB)10766433 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC165256 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL165256 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5001959 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL33257 035 $a(OCoLC)958102547 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000252811 100 $a19970915d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPoverty $ea persistent global reality /$fedited by John Dixon and David Macarov 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1998 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-14682-8 311 $a0-415-14681-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 327 $aPoverty: 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 327 $aReasons 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 327 $aAnti-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 327 $aPoverty profileSocial welfare responses to poverty; Anti-poverty programme; Future prospects and strategies; Conclusion; Poverty in review; Conclusion; Index 330 $aThis 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 606 $aPoverty$vCase studies 606 $aPoverty$zDeveloping countries$vCase studies 615 0$aPoverty 615 0$aPoverty 676 $a362.5 701 $aDixon$b John$0127801 701 $aMacarov$b David$0907232 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910305550903321 996 $aPoverty$92029666 997 $aUNINA