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Action on Poverty in the UK / / edited by Sarah Page [and four others]
Action on Poverty in the UK / / edited by Sarah Page [and four others]
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham, Switzerland : , : Macmillan Palgrave, , [2023]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xxvii, 351 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Disciplina 362.50941
Collana Sustainable Development Goals Series
Soggetto topico Poverty - Government policy - Great Britain
Poverty - Great Britain - Prevention
ISBN 3-031-37182-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- About This Book -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Action on Poverty in Context -- 1 Introduction: Starting the Action on Poverty Conversation -- Introduction -- A Civically Engaged University Context -- The Action on Poverty Conference -- Book Overview -- Section One -- Section Two -- Section Three -- Section Four -- Section Five -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Global, National and Historical Perspectives on Poverty and Hardship -- 2 The UK's 200-Year High-Poverty, High-Inequality Cycle -- Introduction -- The Dark Shadow of the 'Poor Law' -- References -- 3 Contemporary UK Poverty Within a Global Framework Narrative -- Introduction -- Part 1-Poverty in the UK -- Part 2-The Influence of Neoliberalism in the UK -- Part 3-Globalisation and the UN Agenda 2030 Targets -- Part 4-Conclusion -- References -- 4 Communities of Rupture, Insecurity, and Risk: Inevitable and Necessary for Meaningful Political Change? -- Introduction -- Why Political Economy? -- Defining Neoliberalism -- Understanding Community in a Neoliberal and Global Context -- Ontologically Insecure Communities -- Globalisation and the Erasure of State National Sovereignty -- The Advent of Covid-19: Community Rupture and the Awakening of a Political Consciousness -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Part III Public Health, Community Development and Lived Experience of Poverty -- 5 Poverty as a Public Health Concern -- Introduction -- Defining Poverty -- The Social Determinants of Health -- Case Study Example: Health Action Zone's -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 Responding to Poverty in the UK: The Impact on Volunteers -- Introduction -- Volunteering in the Sector and the 'Lunch' Project -- Methodology: Participating with Volunteers -- Findings Regarding Volunteering Experiences.
Developing Relationships -- Food Poverty and Food Habits -- Achievement and Disappointment -- Conclusions -- References -- 7 The Hull We Want -- Introduction -- The Approach -- Origins -- Planning What 'We' Can Do -- Research-How to Explore What 'We' Want -- Power Sharing and Shifting Cultures -- Hospitality, Cake and Conversation-Research in Action -- Hooks and Conduits to Engagement Across Generations and Communities -- Findings-What 'We' Want -- Working with Systems 'We' Want in Hull -- Out of Hull … the Conversation Couches Engage with National and Global Partners -- Reflections on What 'We' Want -- References -- 8 Insight Through Experience: Who Decides What Positive Practice Looks Like? -- Introduction -- Development of Consumerism -- Quasi-Markets in the Public Sector -- Raising Voices of Lived Experience -- Case-Based Example 1 -- Involving People with Lived Experience in the Design of Services (Meakin & -- Chwelko, 2013) -- Case-Based Example 2 -- Case-Based Example 3 -- Involving People in Research and the Evaluation of Services (Gratton et al., 2019) -- Case-Based Example 4 -- Involvement and Democracy -- References -- 9 Raising Voices: Sharing Stories Through Lived Experience -- Introduction -- What Was Raising Voices -- A History of Working in Participatory Ways -- The Raising Voices Steering Group -- Creativity -- Overview of Creative Sessions and Activities -- Wellness Session -- Video Interviews -- Postcard -- Photography -- Clay Storytelling -- Podcasting -- Poetry -- Assets and Choice -- The Raising Voices Exhibition -- Manifesto for Change -- Challenges -- Time -- Covid-19 -- Continuation in the Current Climate -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part IV Action on Poverty and Hardship in Practice -- 10 Housing First for People Experiencing Multiple Disadvantage in England -- Introduction -- Homelessness -- What Is Housing First?.
Who Is Housing First For? -- Evidence to Support Housing First -- Implementation of Housing First in England to Date -- Challenges to Sustainable Implementation of Housing First in England -- What Next for Housing First in England -- References -- 11 Preventing Food Poverty: Light at the End of the Tunnel? -- Introduction -- Position and Perspective -- Political Ethics of Care -- Food Poverty and Food Aid -- The Challenges of Food Aid -- Case Study: Healthy Me Healthy Communities, Manchester -- Before COVID-19 -- During COVID-19 -- Post COVID-19 -- Light at the End of a Dark Tunnel -- Food Systems Approach -- Income Maximisation and the Cash-First Approach to Tackling Poverty -- Trauma-Informed and ACE-Aware Approach -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Addressing Children's Food Poverty in Shropshire: Five Years of Learning From a Rural Food Poverty Alliance -- Introduction -- Rural Food Poverty Is Hidden and Presents a Unique Set of Challenges -- Shropshire's Context -- Recommendations for Action -- Government-Funded Schemes Are Increasingly Not Reaching All Those Who Need Them -- Thresholds Frozen and Scheme Values Eroded by Inflation -- Barriers to the Uptake of Government Funded Schemes -- Recommendations for Action -- Support for Children Outside of Term Time Is Precarious and Can Be a Post-Code Lottery -- Scheme Designs Do Not Always Suit Rural Areas -- Short-Term Funding Makes Forward Planning Incredibly Challenging -- Recommendations for Action -- Schools Play a Key Role in Reducing Food Poverty and Building Food Skills But Face Significant Barriers and Need More Support -- Food Throughout the School Day -- Breakfast Clubs -- Help to Build Food Skills -- Referring Families to Appropriate Support Services -- Significant Barriers Faced by Schools -- Recommendations for Action.
Community Support Plays a Key Role and Has Reached that Statutory Services Do Not, But We Should Be Wary of the Voluntary Sector Increasingly Plugging Gaps and Being Stretched Thin -- Toolkit for Community-Led Food Projects -- Collaborative and Empowering -- Sustainable and Resilient -- Local and Relevant -- Dignified and Respectful -- Have Clarity of Message and Vision -- Go Beyond Food Provision -- Recommendations for Action -- Stigma Is Powerful and Can Prevent Progress -- Recommendations for Action -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 13 Addressing Digital Poverty Through Community Engagement -- Introduction -- Digital Poverty in Context -- Creating the Right Environment -- A Participatory Approach -- Investing in Our Community -- Challenges -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Drug and Alcohol Addictions, Sexual Exploitation and Poverty -- Introduction -- Understanding Addiction -- Drug and Alcohol Legislation -- The Medical and Social Model of Addictions -- Addictions as a Mental Health Disorder -- Co-Occurring Conditions -- Stigma, Sexual Exploitation, Crime and Recovery -- Conclusion -- References -- 15 Experience of Employment Barriers on Release from Custody and the Impact of This on a Cycle of Poverty and Reoffending -- Introduction -- Rehabilitation Context -- Conclusions -- References -- 16 Life on the Breadline: The Role of Christians in Tackling Poverty in the UK -- Introduction -- Context -- Researching Church Responses to Poverty in the UK -- Church Responses to Poverty in the UK -- B30 Foodbank -- Hodge Hill Church -- Notting Hill Methodist Church -- National and Regional Church Leaders -- The Calling of the Church in an Age of Austerity -- Values That Guide Christian Anti-Poverty Action -- The Bible -- The Common Good -- God's Preferential Option for the Poor -- The Role of the Church in the Public Sphere.
How Should the Church Use Its Social Capital? -- Conclusion -- References -- 17 Seeking Asylum and Refuge: Poverty, Destitution and Unemployment -- Introduction -- British Policy Context -- Asylum Seeker Poverty Case Study -- Case-Study Limitations -- Conclusions -- References -- Part V Reflections and Conclusion -- 18 A Different Kind of Growth to End Poverty -- Introduction -- The Scope of the Problem -- Addressing the Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- Glossary -- Index.
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Macmillan Palgrave, , [2023]
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From pauperism to poverty / Karel Williams
From pauperism to poverty / Karel Williams
Autore Williams, Karel
Pubbl/distr/stampa London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981
Descrizione fisica 383 p. ; 23 cm
Disciplina 362.50941
ISBN 0-7100-0698-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-990005692600403321
Williams, Karel  
London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981
Materiale a stampa
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Pauperland : poverty and the poor in Britain / / Jeremy Seabrook
Pauperland : poverty and the poor in Britain / / Jeremy Seabrook
Autore Seabrook Jeremy <1939->
Pubbl/distr/stampa London [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (290 p.)
Disciplina 362.50941
Soggetto topico Poor - Great Britain
Poverty - Great Britain
Poor - Great Britain - Economic conditions
Poverty - Great Britain - History
Poor
Poverty
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-84904-442-2
1-84904-443-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1 How The World Remains Poor; 2 The Perils of Wealth; 3 Where Did the Poor Come From?; 4 Continuities: Historical Attitudes towards the Poor; 5 Voices of the Poor; 6. The Industrial Poor; 7. The Enduring Image of Poverty; 8. An Impermanent Settlement; 9 Modernised Poverty; 10 The Impoverishment of Riches; Conclusion; Index; Footnotes
Record Nr. UNINA-9910463172203321
Seabrook Jeremy <1939->  
London [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2013
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Pauperland : poverty and the poor in Britain / / Jeremy Seabrook
Pauperland : poverty and the poor in Britain / / Jeremy Seabrook
Autore Seabrook Jeremy <1939->
Pubbl/distr/stampa London [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (290 p.)
Disciplina 362.50941
Soggetto topico Poor - Great Britain
Poverty - Great Britain
Poor - Great Britain - Economic conditions
Poverty - Great Britain - History
Poor
Poverty
ISBN 1-84904-442-2
1-84904-443-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1 How The World Remains Poor; 2 The Perils of Wealth; 3 Where Did the Poor Come From?; 4 Continuities: Historical Attitudes towards the Poor; 5 Voices of the Poor; 6. The Industrial Poor; 7. The Enduring Image of Poverty; 8. An Impermanent Settlement; 9 Modernised Poverty; 10 The Impoverishment of Riches; Conclusion; Index; Footnotes
Record Nr. UNINA-9910787750503321
Seabrook Jeremy <1939->  
London [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2013
Materiale a stampa
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Pauperland : poverty and the poor in Britain / / Jeremy Seabrook
Pauperland : poverty and the poor in Britain / / Jeremy Seabrook
Autore Seabrook Jeremy <1939->
Pubbl/distr/stampa London [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (290 p.)
Disciplina 362.50941
Soggetto topico Poor - Great Britain
Poverty - Great Britain
Poor - Great Britain - Economic conditions
Poverty - Great Britain - History
Poor
Poverty
ISBN 1-84904-442-2
1-84904-443-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1 How The World Remains Poor; 2 The Perils of Wealth; 3 Where Did the Poor Come From?; 4 Continuities: Historical Attitudes towards the Poor; 5 Voices of the Poor; 6. The Industrial Poor; 7. The Enduring Image of Poverty; 8. An Impermanent Settlement; 9 Modernised Poverty; 10 The Impoverishment of Riches; Conclusion; Index; Footnotes
Record Nr. UNINA-9910823666103321
Seabrook Jeremy <1939->  
London [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2013
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Politics, Punitiveness, and Problematic Populations [[electronic resource] ] : Public Perceptions of 'Scroungers', 'Unruly' Children, and ‘Good for Nothings’ / / by Vickie Barrett, Emily Gray, Stephen Farrall
Politics, Punitiveness, and Problematic Populations [[electronic resource] ] : Public Perceptions of 'Scroungers', 'Unruly' Children, and ‘Good for Nothings’ / / by Vickie Barrett, Emily Gray, Stephen Farrall
Autore Barrett Vickie
Edizione [1st ed. 2023.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (384 pages)
Disciplina 362.50941
Altri autori (Persone) GrayEmily
FarrallStephen
Soggetto topico Crime—Sociological aspects
Corrections
Punishment
Political sociology
Criminology
Mass media and crime
Social policy
Crime and Society
Prison and Punishment
Political Sociology
Crime Control and Security
Crime and the Media
Social Policy
Soggetto non controllato Sociology
Social Science
ISBN 3-031-27477-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Chapter 1: What Do We Know About Punitiveness? -- Chapter 2: Exploring Trends in Punitiveness -- Chapter 3: Generational effects of attitudes towards rulebreakers -- Chapter 4: Using cognitive interviewing to explore contemporary attitudes towards ‘rulebreakers’ -- Chapter 5: A Quantitative Framework -- Chapter 6: The Need to Punish? Punitive attitudes towards Rulebreaking School Pupils -- Chapter 7: Cheating the System? Punitive attitudes towards Rulebreaking Welfare Claimants -- Chapter 7: Cheating the System? Punitive attitudes towards Rulebreaking Welfare Claimants -- Chapter 9: The Relationship between Social and Political Attitudes and Punitiveness -- Chapter 10: Conclusion.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910728947203321
Barrett Vickie  
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023
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The claims of poverty : literature, culture, and ideology in late medieval England / Kate Crassons
The claims of poverty : literature, culture, and ideology in late medieval England / Kate Crassons
Autore Crassons, Kate
Pubbl/distr/stampa Notre Dame (Indiana) : University of Notre Dame Press, ©2010
Descrizione fisica xi, 389 p. ; 23 cm
Disciplina 362.50941
820.9
Soggetto non controllato Poverta - Gran Bretagna - Rappresentazione nella letteratura - Sec XII-XVI
ISBN 978-0-268-02302-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-990009500730403321
Crassons, Kate  
Notre Dame (Indiana) : University of Notre Dame Press, ©2010
Materiale a stampa
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The National Charity Company : Jeremy Bentham's Silent Revolution / Charles F. Bahmueller
The National Charity Company : Jeremy Bentham's Silent Revolution / Charles F. Bahmueller
Autore Bahmueller, Charles F.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley - Los Angeles : University of California Press, c1981
Descrizione fisica xi, 272 p. ; 23 cm
Disciplina 362.50941
Soggetto non controllato NATIONAL CHARITY COMPANY
POVERTA' - Gran Bretagna
POVERTA' - Gran Bretagna - Legislazione
BENTHAM Jeremy (filosofo, 1748-1832) - Studi
ISBN 0-520-03796-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione ita
Record Nr. UNINA-990003742770403321
Bahmueller, Charles F.  
Berkeley - Los Angeles : University of California Press, c1981
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Urban poverty in Britain 1830-1914 / James H. Treble
Urban poverty in Britain 1830-1914 / James H. Treble
Autore Treble, James H.
Pubbl/distr/stampa London : Methuen & Co., 1979
Descrizione fisica 216 p. ; 23 cm
Disciplina 362.50941
Collana University paperbacks
ISBN 0-416-36270-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-990005628600403321
Treble, James H.  
London : Methuen & Co., 1979
Materiale a stampa
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