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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Inequality and the Environment
Book SynopsisThis innovative Handbook provides a comprehensive treatment of the complex relationship between inequality and the environment and illustrates the myriad ways in which they intersect.Featuring over 30 contributions from leading experts in the field, it explores the ways in which inequality impacts three of the most pressing contemporary environmental issues: climate change, natural resource extraction, and food insecurity. Laying the conceptual foundations for its analysis of key inequality–environment intersections, the Handbook covers theoretical traditions employed in the environmental inequality literature and examines different approaches to the concept of rights and how these influence scholarship on environmental justice. Chapters further investigate the multifaceted relationships between the natural environment and common forms of social inequalities, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, social class, the economy, and the state.Bringing together cutting-edge research on diverse inequality–environment intersections, this comprehensive Handbook will be relevant to both students and researchers in the social sciences and environmental sociology, politics, and geography. Its empirical insights will also prove valuable to public and social policymakers with access to mechanisms that can shape environmental protection policies.Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: inequality and the environment 1 Michael A. Long, Michael J. Lynch, and Paul B. Stretesky PART I THEORETICAL TRADITIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITY 2 Treadmill of production 11 Amalia Leguizamón 3 Substantive inequality and the alienated metabolism of the capital system 28 Brett Clark, John Bellamy Foster, and Daniel Auerbach 4 Ecologically unequal exchange 44 Kelly F. Austin 5 Social inequalities, environmental crises, and the STIRPAT model 59 Patrick Trent Greiner, Julius Alexander McGee, and Richard York 6 Environmental justice 71 David N. Pellow 7 Money, value, and entropy 86 Alf Hornborg PART II RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITY 8 Greenwashed relations of genocide 103 Martin Crook and Damien Short 9 Environmental inequality and rights of nature among Indigenous Peoples in North America 125 Julie Schweitzer, Olivia M. Fleming, and Tamara L. Mix 10 Nonhuman Animal rights 147 Corey L. Wrenn PART III RACE/ETHNICITY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITY 11 Race and environmental inequality 162 Md Belal Hossain 12 Environmental inequality in West Africa 181 Jessie K. Luna and Gabin Korbeogo 13 Energy development and sociocultural inequality among First Nation Peoples 200 Duane A. Gill and Liesel A. Ritchie PART IV GENDER AND ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITY 14 Gender and environmental inequality 225 Laura A. McKinney and Devin Wright 15 Gender and nonhuman animals 243 Amy Fitzgerald and Nik Taylor 16 Gender, large-scale resource extraction, and environmental inequality in Latin America 262 Inge A.M. Boudewijn and Katy Jenkins PART V THE ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITY 17 Organizational political economy, corporate power, and the great acceleration of environmental pollution in the United States 285 Harland Prechel 18 Inequality, emissions, and human well-being 305 Jennifer E. Givens, Orla M. Kelly, and Andrew K. Jorgenson 19 Working time, inequality, and sustainability 322 Jared B. Fitzgerald and Juliet Schor PART VI THE STATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITY 20 Democracy and environmental inequality 343 Liam Downey and Brigid Mark 21 Environmental criminal enforcement and environmental justice in the United States 362 Joshua Ozymy and Melissa Jarrell Ozymy 22 Non-criminal enforcement and environmental inequality in the United States 380 Tara O’Connor Shelley and Anne E. Egelston 23 Incarceration and environmental inequality 402 Maggie Leόn-Corwin, Jericho R. McElroy, and Michelle L. Estes 24 Grassland conservation and environmental inequality in Inner Mongolia, China 425 KuoRay Mao, Qian Zhang, and Micaela Truslove PART VII CLIMATE AND INEQUALITY 25 Climate change governance, environment, and inequality in Latin America 446 Ruth E. McKie 26 Social theory and climate change in the interregnum 460 Robert J. Antonio 27 Hurricanes, floods, and environmental inequality 486 Jayajit Chakraborty, Timothy W. Collins, Aaron B. Flores, and Sara E. Grineski PART VIII NATURAL RESOURCES AND INEQUALITY 28 Coal and environmental inequality 502 Ryan Wishart and Pierce Greenberg 29 Hydraulic fracturing and environmental inequality 527 Stephanie A. Malin, Adam Mayer, and Shawn Hazboun 30 Uranium mining, environmental inequality, and Native American health 551 Averi R. Fegadel PART IX FOOD INSECURITY, INJUSTICE, AND INEQUALITY 31 Food insecurity, inequality, and the environment 570 Stephen J. Scanlan 32 Food insecurity and inequality among young people in the United States 597 Lara Gonçalves Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Poverty and Inequality
Book SynopsisCovering global, comparative, and single-country contexts, this Research Handbook presents wide-ranging, cutting-edge research on poverty and inequality. It maps out international trends in poverty and inequality and explores the key conceptual and operational frameworks, practical analyses, and policy applications and outcomes.Udaya R. Wagle brings together 27 substantive chapters with research and analyses from a diverse body of established authorities and researchers to create a forum and examine the complex and often under-explored issues related to poverty and inequality. Using empirical data and insights from the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, the individual chapters examine and explain how economic and social policies and programs have affected poverty and inequality. While unprecedented economic progress in the past few decades has improved standards of living across the globe, the Handbook concludes that creating a just and fair society requires policies that go beyond expanding economic opportunities.Providing a comprehensive coverage of the research and analysis into poverty and inequality, this incisive Handbook will be an invaluable reference text for students and scholars of economics, sociology, social policy, and comparative and development studies. The practical insights into policies and programs covered here will also benefit policymakers and practitioners interested in reducing poverty and inequality globally.Table of ContentsContents: Preface xiv 1 Introduction to poverty and inequality 1 Udaya R. Wagle PART I CONCEPTUAL AND OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORKS 2 Poverty measurement: Evolving concepts and measurement frameworks 15 Udaya R. Wagle 3 Absolute and relative income poverty measurement: a survey 36 Benoit Decerf 4 Cumulative deprivation: identification and aggregation 52 Koen Decancq 5 Concepts and measurements of economic inequality 68 Udaya R. Wagle 6 Feminist approaches to poverty and gender inequality 88 Randy Albelda PART II MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS 7 Are women poorer? A cross-country analysis of gender differentials in multidimensional poverty 103 Francesco Burchi and Daniele Malerba 8 Trends in multidimensional poverty in Latin America 118 María Emma Santos 9 Examination of the effects of variation in the measurement of multidimensional poverty in the United States 138 Roger White and Lindley Lee-Niegas 10 Multidimensional poverty in Hong Kong: measurements and implications 172 Siu Ming Chan 11 Poverty, social mobility, and the middle class: evidence from South Africa 186 Simone Schotte 12 Multidimensional poverty in India: a regional level analysis in the context of Sustainable Development Goals 205 Pinaki Das, Bibek Paria, and Shama Firdaush 13 Consistent, dense measures of inequality using grouped data: a global approach 224 James Galbraith and Jaehee Choi 14 The possible impact of changes in demography on economic inequality in Europe 245 M. Azhar Hussain and Bent Greve 15 Workers’ social capital and employment outcomes: the case of MENA countries 261 Jieun Lee and Vladimir Hlasny 16 Determinants of intimate partner violence in Nepal 282 Alice Louise Kassens 17 The dynamics of poverty and inequality in Chile and Honduras over the past three decades 305 Carlos Villalobos PART III POLICY APPLICATIONS AND OUTCOMES 18 Social protection, poverty, and inequality: global patterns and changes 323 Udaya R. Wagle 19 Social assistance in low- and middle-income countries 350 Armando Barrientos 20 Poverty and inequality in European welfare states 367 Bent Greve 21 Poverty in Mexico: trends, determinants, and policies 378 Jorge Garza-Rodriguez 22 Is growth pro-poor or pro-rich? The role of national pro-poor targeted programmes in Vietnam 392 Phuc Van Phan and Martin O’Brien 23 Practices of microfinance and poverty reduction in Bangladesh 408 Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury 24 Income and energy usage in developing economies: using the case of Ghana 422 Kenneth Ofori-Boateng, Williams Ohemeng, Innocent Tetteh, and Elvis Kwame Agyapong 25 International migration for poverty alleviation? The neoliberal element in the debates on migration for development and poverty alleviation 439 Meltem Yılmaz Şener 26 Measuring the extra cost of disability: approaches, challenges, and prospects 453 Vickie L. Edwards 27 Concluding observations 467 Udaya R. Wagle Index 471
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Edward Elgar Publishing Research Handbook on Inequalities and Work
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Health Inequalities Across the Life
Book SynopsisThe development of health across an individual’s life depends on many factors, but social determinants play a vital role. This timely Handbook simultaneously uses theoretical, descriptive, explanatory and policy approaches to explore health inequalities related to income, education, occupational status, social capital, and also biological and genetic factors.World- leading experts define and present the most prominent research topics, perspectives, and findings in the field and pose critical questions from within and beyond the research community. Structured into five parts this handbook addresses theories, methods, single stages of the life course, long-term perspectives on the whole life course, and policies. It helps readers understand the complexity of health sociology while also investigating important mechanisms and solutions through which health inequalities can be reduced.Providing a comprehensive, multi- and interdisciplinary analysis of topics and approaches to health inequalities, this Handbook will be an inspiring resource for researchers seeking to expand their knowledge and tackle new research questions. Advanced students of sociology, demography, epidemiology, public health and related fields will also benefit.Table of ContentsContents: Preface xi 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Health Inequalities Across the Life Course: a societal problem and a source for interdisciplinary research 1 Rasmus Hoffmann PART I THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO HEALTH INEQUALITIES ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE 2 Sociology of the life course and its implications for health inequalities 15 Karl Ulrich Mayer 3 Cumulative dis/advantage processes, nutrition transition, and global metabolic disparities: interrogating the cohort-policy linkage 32 Jessica A. Kelley, Abolade Oladimeji and Dale Dannefer 4 Economic theories of health inequality across the life course 46 Titus J. Galama and Hans van Kippersluis 5 Health as a consequence of genetic variation, gene transcription and life course experiences 59 Martin Diewald PART II METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES FOR THE LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF HEALTH INEQUALITIES 6 Methods for studying life course health inequalities 75 Scott M. Lynch and Christina Kamis 7 Causal inference based on non-experimental data in health inequality research 93 Michael Gebel 8 Predictive machine learning approaches – possibilities and limitations for the future of life course research 112 Hannes Kröger 9 Instrumental variables in studies of health and health inequalities 127 Rasmus Hoffmann and Gabriele Doblhammer PART III MECHANISMS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR HEALTH INEQUALITIES AT STAGES OF THE LIFE COURSE 10 Health inequalities in adolescence and their consequences for (emerging) adulthood 145 Marie Bernard, Kristina Winter, and Irene Moor 11 Social inequalities, social capital, and health inequalities in the process of growing up 159 Andreas Klocke and Sven Stadtmüller 12 Work and health inequalities 171 Johannes Siegrist 13 Family relations and health inequalities: grandparents and grandchildren 187 Valeria Bordone, Giorgio Di Gessa and Karsten Hank 14 The effects of retirement on health and mortality by socio-economic group 202 Matthias Giesecke 15 Health inequalities in older age: the role of socioeconomic resources and social networks in context 214 Martina Brandt, Nekehia T. Quashie and Alina Schmitz PART IV LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH INEQUALITIES ACROSS LIFE COURSE STAGES 16 Early childhood origins of modern social class health disparities 232 Alberto Palloni, Daniel Ramirez and Sebastian Daza 17 The long arm hypothesis: childhood poverty, epigenetic ageing, and late-life health in America, Britain, and Europe 251 Gindo Tampubolon 18 Childhood conditions and health later in life: examples from Sweden 273 Serhiy Dekhtyar and Stefan Fors 19 The influence of early health on educational and socioeconomic outcomes 290 Marco Cozzani and Juho Härkönen 20 Divergence and convergence: how health inequalities evolve as we age 305 Johan Fritzell and Johan Rehnberg 21 Environmental inequality and health outcomes over the life course 325 Christian König and Jan Paul Heisig 22 Infectious diseases across the life course: an inequalities perspective 347 Nico Dragano PART V POLICY PERSPECTIVES AND EMPIRICAL EVALUATIONS OF INTERVENTIONS AGAINST HEALTH INEQUALITIES 23 Policy, inequity, and the life course in the US 366 Sarah Petry 24 The role of Social Protection Policies in reducing health inequalities 382 Amanda Aronsson, Hande Tugrul, Clare Bambra and Terje Andreas Eikemo Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Creating Inclusive and Engaging Online Courses: A
Book SynopsisThe recent imperative for online teaching has brought many educational challenges to the fore. Featuring current topics such as accessibility, diversity, and mobile access, this guide contains everything a teacher needs to make a great online course in one read.The author provides step by step instructions for coding classes, appendices with relevant laws and a copyright checklist, a resource list for online course design and a bibliography of theory and applied pedagogy. In addition, she shares techniques to improve engagement for both students and instructors.Professors, instructors, and librarians in higher education teaching online, hybrid or flex courses that are looking for ways to build interesting classes for a diverse student body will find inspiration and direction in Creating Inclusive and Engaging Online Courses.Trade Review‘Nelson Mandela called education the most powerful weapon to change the world. Today, equitable access to educational opportunities is arguably as important as the quality of the pedagogy itself. As a former Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator and as a current masters-level online and hybrid professor, I applaud Monica Sanders’ new book, Creating Inclusive and Engaging Online Courses, that is intent on practically and equitably harnessing this weapon in a post-Covid digital learning environment. Highlighting a disabled vulnerable population, this writing directly connects itself to the practice of teaching and distilling what accessible online instruction should be.The Covid-19 pandemic rang an educational bell about the potential of online learning that cannot be unheard. And while a majority of online learners are dissatisfied with their experience, the solution is likely only a few degrees off target and not an overreaction back to exclusive, campus-only learning. In my own teaching experience, having a student from, for example, Kyrgyzstan sitting virtually next to another from Texas or London represents an expansive and inclusive learning opportunity that would not be available if the class was limited by the traditional brick and mortar mechanism where attendance often takes place in higher-income, urban settings.In 1990, the ADA began to redefine what accessibility meant to communities. In the process, greater access was realized for the whole community, not just the disabled population. Today, this book helps us define what accessibility means in online teaching and learning for all students and that the digital product need not represent an inherent sacrifice to any part of the student experience. This book about Inclusive and Engaging Course Design draws upon teaching methods from Socrates to the new standards of digital citizenship that support the step-by-step implementation of their online educational framework. It is with enthusiasm and necessity that I recommend a focused read of this work.’ -- Erik Xavier Wood, Georgetown University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiii Preface xvii Acknowledgements xxiii 1 Introduction to Creating Inclusive and Engaging Online Courses 1 Monica Sanders PART I COURSE ACCESSIBILITY AND COPYRIGHT 2 Democratizing course access 11 Eileen Young 3 Managing copyright online 23 Raven Lanier PART II THE TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCE 4 Inclusive course design 36 LiAnne Brown 5 Accessibility tools 57 Monica Sanders 6 Managing pace and workload in online courses 70 Susannah McGowan 7 Apps, tools and assignment ideas for online engagement 86 Monica Sanders 8 Developing and incorporating impactful library research guides for online and hybrid learners 101 Ladislava Khailova Appendix I: Notes and additional resources for inclusive, engaging online course design 118 Appendix II: Copyright checklist 120 Appendix III: ADAA 129 Bibliography 131 Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Poverty and Inequality in East Asia: Work, Family
Book SynopsisForeword by Timothy M. (Tim) Smeeding, Founding Director of the Luxembourg Income Study and Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics, University of Wisconsin, USThis insightful book addresses the urgent need for robust evidence on recent trends and factors contributing to poverty and inequality in East Asia. Using data from international projects, including the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), as well as national data, expert contributors monitor trends in poverty and inequality within and between countries, while also identifying the factors that are driving them, both nationally and regionally. Chapters explore labour market and demographic developments, changes in family and household structures and roles, and changes in policy settings. Investigating how these factors act both independently and interactively to generate nationally and regionally unique features of poverty and inequality, the book highlights how inequality has been rising on a global scale and suggests how welfare states should respond. Poverty and Inequality in East Asia will be a valuable resource for researchers and students studying Asian development and social policy, comparative social policy, labour policy and family policy. Drawing on state of the art data to compare experiences in selected Western economies against those in East Asia, the book will also be a useful resource for policy makers.Trade Review‘This volume offers both insight into how East Asian societies are changing, while issuing a warning on how and why their welfare states need further change to adapt to these new realities as the characteristics of inequality and differential prosperity found in rich western nations have come to roost in East Asia.’ -- From the foreword by Timothy Smeeding‘In this engaging volume, leading experts utilize high-quality datasets to assess social policies in contemporary East Asia. These excellent and nuanced studies analyze interactions among multiple changes currently underway – including policy reforms, economic shifts, and demographic upheavals. This illuminating collection broadens and deepens cross-national scholarship on poverty and inequality.’ -- Janet C. Gornick, City University of New York, Graduate Center, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiv Acknowledgements xvi 1 Introduction to Poverty and Inequality in East Asia: Work, Family and Policy 1 Peter Saunders and Inhoe Ku 2 Working poverty and anti-poverty policy in four East Asian societies 14 Aya Abe, Yu-Ling Chang, Ji Young Kang, Jennifer Romich, and Julia Shu-Huah Wang 3 Income packaging and social safety nets for low-income families with children in East Asia 38 Julia Shu-Huah Wang, Irene Y.H. Ng, Inhoe Ku, Ji Young Kang, Xi Zhao, Chenhong Peng, Aya Abe, and Yinan Yao 4 Childlessness and social support in four East Asian societies 63 Aya Abe 5 Married women’s employment and the motherhood employment penalty by couple’s educational attainment across ten countries 86 Ji Young Kang, Wonjin Lee, Sunyu Ham, and Julia Shu-Huah Wang 6 Adult, child and sibling deprivation in Hong Kong 109 Peter Saunders, Hung Wong, and Vera Mun Yu Tang 7 Explaining the child poverty outcomes of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan 129 Bruce Bradbury, Aya Abe, Markus Jäntti, Inhoe Ku, and Julia Shu-Huah Wang 8 Poverty among young adults in East Asia – a comparative study 153 Geumsun Byun, Mihee Park, and Hyejin Ko 9 Old-age poverty in rural China in the new century 176 Shi Li and Mengbing Zhu 10 What makes old-age poverty in East Asian societies so high? 196 Inhoe Ku, Wonjin Lee, Aya Abe, Mengbing Zhu, Shi Li, Chungyang Yeh, and Dongjin Kim 11 Conclusion 221 Inhoe Ku and Peter Saunders Index 231
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Elgar Companion to Gender and Global
Book SynopsisThis timely Companion traces the interlinking histories of globalisation, gender, and migration in the 21st century, setting up a completely new agenda beyond Western research production. Natalia Ribas-Mateos and Saskia Sassen bring together 27 incisive contributions from leading international experts on gender and global migration, uncovering the multitude of economies, histories, families and working cultures in which local, regional, national, and global economies are embedded. Examining recent migratory flows and changing migration corridors across the globe, the Companion offers critical insights into the wider dynamics that compel people to migrate. Chapters address key topics relating to gender and global migration, from global cities and border regions, internal displacements, and humanitarian risks, to the changing face of care chains and labour, pandemic mobilities, expulsions from climate change and the weight of critical historical colonial studies in contemporary feminisms. The volume further explores extractivism, colonial images, the agrifood industry, qualified labour, remittances, cross-border trade, and extreme violence. Advancing a compelling range of forward-looking perspectives, this dynamic Companion establishes a novel agenda for future research on gender and global migration. Integrating empirical case studies with cutting-edge theory, The Elgar Companion to Gender and Global Migration will be an invaluable resource for a multidisciplinary audience of scholars across sociology, anthropology, geography, economics and political science, as well as migration and gender studies. Its themes will also be of significant interest to policymakers, administrators and grassroots organisations involved in emerging topics in migration studies.Trade Review‘Firmly anchored in critical analysis of women’s migration under 1980s neoliberal globalization and stretching into twenty-first century displacements, violence and migration-care regimes, this volume brings together inquiries spanning across parts of Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. A must read for those seeking new approaches to gender and migration.’ -- Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, University of Southern California, US‘The editors, both renowned migration and gender scholars, have assembled a hugely impressive array of authors to rethink the global narratives which structure our understanding of gender and migration. Especially innovative is the focus on non-Western settings wherein are explored a wide range of intersecting themes: migration, mobilities, displacement, gender, human rights, development, transnational care, and many more. This is a must-read for students of gendered migrations.’ -- Russell King, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to The Elgar Companion to Gender and Global Migration 1 Natalia Ribas-Mateos and Saskia Sassen PART I BACKGROUND 2 A state-of-the-art review and future directions in gender and migration research 24 Laura Lamas-Abraira 3 Revisiting the gender, migration and development nexus through the circulation of assets approach 38 Laura Oso 4 The absent image of women: lacunae in the legacy of French colonial mobilities 49 Natalia Ribas-Mateos PART II LATIN AMERICA 5 Extractivism, forced gendered migration and resistance in Latin America and the Caribbean 84 María del Carmen Villarreal and Enara Muñoz 6 Women and punishment in Abya Yala 97 Elisabet Almeda Samaranch, Clara Camps Calvet and Dino Di Nella 7 Scientific mobilities in the twentieth century: Gustaf Bolinder’s photographs of indigenous women in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 109 Alexandra Martínez 8 Embodying ethnic and labor relations: indigenous women and US– Mexico labor mobility circuits in the agrifood industry 124 Laura Velasco Ortiz 9 Desértica feminista: collision of theories, identity, and [im]migrant– border encounters 133 Eugenia Hernández Sánchez and Cynthia Bejarano 10 Women’s mobilities: a blacklight on gender and care in the Amazon 147 José Miguel Nieto Olivar, Fabio Magalhães Candotti and Flávia Melo 11 Lack of opportunities for indigenous young women in Guatemala: forced mobility and absence of social protection systems 161 Aracely Martínez Rodas, Ángel del Valle and Ramón Zamora PART III ASIA 12 A study of the lives of internally displaced women after the Fukushima disaster 172 Anne Gonon 13 Chinese internal migration dynamics as a way of understanding globalization and gender 180 Amelia Sáiz López 14 Shifting migrant categories and recast boundaries in China: transnational women in family migration 187 Chieh Hsu 15 Qualified Brazilian migrant women in Dubai: constraints, agency, and change in the migratory process 196 Raquel Nazário Motta, Marcos Linhares Goes and Jorge Malheiros 16 In the eye of the storm: Afghan women and girls navigating displacement 211 Mandana Hendessi 17 Gender conflict and forced migration in India: human rights perspectives 221 Rita Machanda 18 Remittances, migration and economic abuse: ‘invisible in plain sight’ 232 Supriya Singh and Jasvinder Sidhu PART IV AFRICA 19 Women and cross-border trade between Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo 240 Asaf Augusto and Lesley Braun 20 The Anglophone crisis and migratory patterns in Cameroon: some social and economic implications for women 253 Tassah Ivo Tawe and Henri Yambene Bomono 21 Humanitarian tropes in the Casamance: presumptions about gender-based violence in conflict and displacement contexts 264 Markus Rudolf PART V THE MEDITERRANEAN 22 Missing in the Mediterranean: a perspective from Tunisian mothers 277 Sofia Stimmatini and Constance De Gourcy 23 Origins of extreme violence in Palermo: health (infectious) impact of the trans-Saharan/Mediterranean route for women on the move 286 Tullio Prestileo and Natalia Ribas-Mateos 24 Gender and humanitarian issues in transitional shelter processes: the cases of Syrian refugees and displaced communities by the earthquake in Haiti 300 Patricia Muñiz and Luciano G. Alfaya 25 Sub-Saharan and Syrian women’s embodying migration experiences in Casablanca 310 Fadma Ait Mous, Sana Benbelli and Sarah Ettallab PART VI EUROPE 26 Globalization and health: gender issues in temporary agricultural work (Huelva) 323 Angels Escrivà 27 Squatting in a “home”: intersectional struggles of migrant women in Lucha y Siesta (Rome) 333 Chiara Denaro Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Understanding Economic Inequality: Bigger Pies
Book SynopsisOver the last 25 years, nearly two billion people across the globe have risen out of poverty and income levels have risen worldwide. Yet in the US, the top 1% earn twice the amount of income as the poorest 50% of the population. In the midst of rising prosperity, economic dissatisfaction--driven by the persistent fear felt by many that they are ''falling behind''--is higher than at any point since the 1930s. In Understanding Economic Inequality, the author brings an economist's perspective informed by new, groundbreaking research on inequality from philosophy, sociology, psychology, and political science and presents it in a form that it is accessible to those who want to understand our world, our society, our politics, our paychecks, and our neighbors' paychecks better. As any history of the 21st century would be incomplete without understanding ''the 99% versus the 1%'', the insights provided by the author will prove valuable to any reader. This book also provides the foundation for undergraduate courses on wealth and income inequality, and an essential reading for introductory economics, labor economics, public policy, law, or sociology courses.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. How Do We Measure Unequal? The Who, Where, What, When, and How of Inequality 2. How Unequal Are We? Six Major Facts 3. Why Might Inequality be Necessary? Incentives, Freedom, and Efficiency 4. Why Does Unequal Matter? The Economic Externalities of Inequality 5. Why has Domestic Inequality Risen, and Fallen, and Risen? 6. Why are the Three Most Important Factors in Global Inequality Location, Location, and Location? 7. Is Inequality a Problem We Can Solve? 8. What is the Future of Economic Inequality? Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality
Book SynopsisThis prescient Handbook examines inequalities in humanitarianism at multiple levels, highlighting the long-lasting impact of colonialism on contemporary power relations.Silke Roth, Bandana Purkayastha and Tobias Denskus bring together esteemed experts from the global north and south who introduce crucial research ethics frameworks and methodologies in order to study humanitarianism and inequality. Adopting an intersectional approach, this Handbook demonstrates the ways in which race, gender, class and other sources of inequality intersect in relation to a range of contemporary issues including the role of the media and technology, the COVID-19 pandemic, linguistic inequality, trafficking, and refugee protection and assistance. Looking ahead, the contributors stress the need for academics and practitioners to reflect on the inequalities that both underpin and are perpetuated by humanitarian contexts.Providing a detailed overview of the ways in which inequality has affected the development and transformation of humanitarianism, this Handbook will be essential reading for academics, students and researchers of humanitarian and development studies, international relations, and sociology and social policy. It will also be of interest to public policymakers focussing on humanitarianism and striving for global equality.Trade Review‘The Handbook of Humanitarianism and Inequality is a much-needed remedy to the intellectual monocropping that constitutes much of the research on transnational “helping.” By centering inequality, this Handbook grapples with the most relevant areas of contentious politics of North-South relations and their fundamental conflicts of power. This Handbook is the place to start if you want to understand what is at stake in contemporary humanitarianism(s).’ -- Lisa Ann Richey, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark‘This Handbook is a comprehensive and concise roundup of the dynamics shaping humanitarian action, interweaving humanitarianism past with its current status quo. It illustrates the diversity and complexity of humanitarians as well as the challenges and contradictions inherent to the humanitarian way of working. An equally essential read for researchers and practitioners.’ -- Andrea Steinke, Centre for Humanitarian Action, Berlin, Germany‘Despite according equal value to every life, as implied in the core principle of humanity, humanitarians have developed and sustained many inequalities in their own systems. This Handbook is a wonderful addition to the growing field of humanitarian studies and the chapters from the Global South and North highlight many long-standing, but also emerging aspects of such inequalities which deserve attention from researchers, practitioners and students of humanitarian aid.’ -- Dorothea Hilhorst, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands‘This Handbook is an excellent addition to the study of humanitarianism as a multifaceted practice with diverse histories, geographies, and indeed inequalities, unsettling conventional narratives of humanitarianism and decentring traditional Global North actors as the guardians of what it means to do humanitarianism and be a humanitarian. It is a timely intervention as we collectively face the challenges of an uncertain future, ongoing and deepening global inequalities, and demands for justice.’ -- Polly Pallister-Wilkins, University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: humanitarianism and inequality – a re-orientation 1 Silke Roth, Bandana Purkayastha, and Tobias Denskus PART I HISTORICAL AND (GEO)POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF HUMANITARIANISM 2 Humanitarianism and colonialism 21 Aoife O’Leary McNeice 3 Humanitarianism and the global Cold War, 1945–1991 35 Margot Tudor 4 Humanitarianism and the new wars: humanitarianism, security, and securitisation 49 Michael Magcamit and Anastassiya Mahon 5 Humanitarianism, development and peace: a southern perspective 63 Priya Singh and Paula Banerjee 6 Localisation and the humanitarian sector 77 Claudia E. Youakim and Rita Stephan 7 Human rights and humanitarianism 92 Bandana Purkayastha PART II VARIETIES OF HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATIONS AND ACTORS 8 Humanitarian organisations: behemoths and butterflies 108 Sarah S. Stroup 9 Faith actors in humanitarianism: dynamics and inequalities 125 Olivia Wilkinson and Jennifer Philippa Eggert 10 Diaspora assistance 138 Anjana Narayan and Lise-Hélène Smith 11 Political solidarity movements and humanitarianism: lessons from Catalonia, Spain (1975–2020) 152 Salvador Martí i Puig and Alberto Martín Álvarez 12 Subversive humanitarianism 166 Robin Vandevoordt 13 Citizen’s groups and grassroots humanitarianism 178 Shoma Choudhury Lahiri 14 Humanitarianism and the military 192 Silke Roth PART III INTERSECTIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMANITARIANS AND COMMUNITIES 15 Race, racialisation, and coloniality in the humanitarian aid sector 210 Lata Narayanaswamy 16 Humanitarian organisations as gendered organisations 222 Rianka Roy 17 Sexuality and humanitarianism: colonial ‘hauntings’ 237 Shweta M. Adur 18 Class matters in humanitarianism 251 Patricia Ward and Junru Bian 19 Humanitarianism and disability 265 Dale Buscher and Emma Pearce PART IV PERSISTING AND NEWLY EMERGING ISSUES 20 Media representations of humanitarianism 281 Valérie Gorin 21 Humanitarianism and pandemics 295 Tulani Francis L. Matenga and Lwendo Moonzwe Davis 22 Humanitarian technologies 308 Reem Talhouk 23 Linguistic inequality in the humanitarian sector: unravelling English-centric multilingualism 323 Maria Rosa Garrido 24 Climate change, disasters and humanitarian action 338 Ilan Kelman and Eija Meriläinen 25 Refugee protection and assistance 352 Naoko Hashimoto 26 Trafficking in persons, long-term vulnerabilities, and humanitarianism 367 Farhan Navid Yousaf and Muhammad Makki Kakar PART V REGIONS 27 Humanitarianism and Native America 382 Barbara Gurr 28 Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Regions 396 Agnieszka Sobocinska 29 International humanitarianism in East Asia 411 Alistair D.B. Cook, Lina Gong, and Oscar A. Gómez 30 West Asia and North Africa 426 Josepha Wessels 31 Africa’s long fight for humanitarian self-sufficiency 443 Oheneba A. Boateng 32 The Latin American experience: inequality’s role in shaping humanitarianism 458 Oscar A. Gómez, Simone Lucatello, and Rodrigo Mena 33 Varieties of European humanitarianism 474 Silke Roth and Tobias Denskus PART VI METHODS AND KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION 34 Humanitarian research ethics and the ethics of research in humanitarian settings 495 Shashika Bandara, Elyse Rafaela A. Conde, Abeer Dakik, and Matthew Hunt 35 Archives and historical perspectives in researching humanitarianism 510 Katarzyna Nowak 36 Quantitative methods 525 Liesbet Heyse, Nina Hansen, and Rafael Wittek 37 Power dynamics in the use of qualitative methods in humanitarianism 539 Margaux Pinaud, Kristina Tschunkert, and Augusta Nannerini 38 Discussing inequalities in evaluation of humanitarian action 555 Bonaventure Gbétoho Sokpoh with Tobias Denskus 39 Pracademvism – forever unequal or the new nexus in global development and humanitarianism 567 Themrise Khan
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Emerald Publishing Limited From the Enlightenment to Black Lives Matter
Book SynopsisSince the Age of Enlightenment, Black bodies have been sites of trauma. Drawing on anti-colonial theory, From the Enlightenment to Black Lives Matter interrogates how this has shaped understandings of Black life, Black trauma and Black responses to trauma within psychiatry and other mental health professions.Focusing on the impact of racism on the mental health of Black communities in Canada, the UK and the US, author Ingrid R.G. Waldron examines the structural inequities that have contributed to the legacy of racial trauma in Black communities. Drawing on existing literature, as well as the voices of Black Canadians who participated in recent studies conducted by the author, Waldron uses an intersectional analysis to pinpoint how the intersections of race, culture, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, age and citizenship status shape experiences of racial trauma, mental illness and help-seeking in Black communities. Tracing the ideological repr
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Edward Elgar Publishing Handbook of Social Justice in the Global South
Book SynopsisThis timely Handbook explores social justice in the Global South in an era of planetary crisis and shifting global dynamics. Presenting the Global South as a space of belonging and resistance to the hegemony of global capitalism, it identifies how to reimagine transformative futures for a just world.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Rethinking Spatial Inequality
Book SynopsisThis illuminating book offers a new perspective on social science inquiry into the spatial dimensions of societal well-being; addressing the key question of who gets what, and where.
£90.25
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Social Justice in a Turbulent Era
Book SynopsisThis incisive book examines how the values of social justice can be protected against attacks from the interacting economic, social, environmental, and health crises of the 21st century. Global contributors outline key elements of a political programme that resists the shift to the right caused by this turbulence through centring fairness, equality, respect and inclusion.Integrating policy, practical, and political perspectives, this book analyses the Covid-19 pandemic, the rise of racism and xenophobia, the growth of right-wing populism and nationalism, the 2008 economic crisis, and the impacts of climate change. Arguing that the current era is unique for the global nature of its turbulences, it illustrates how and why the gap between the advantaged and disadvantaged has grown more rapidly due to recent crises. Contributors focus on how these crises relate to and reinforce each other, providing roadmaps for political action across national borders.This book will be essential reading for academics in sociology, politics, public and social policy, sustainability, and human rights. Providing ideas and models to support the practical struggle for social justice, it will also be an invaluable guide for activists, politicians, and policymakers.Trade Review‘Invaluable and timely research exposing the global drift of authoritarian politics of austerity, greed and hate by re-engaging with the social justice values of fairness, equality and inclusion to inform centrist and alternative left-of-centre strategies. The globally-sourced case studies analyse the continuing crises of economic neoliberalism, embedded racism and entrenched poverty which have been exacerbated by Covid-19 and climate change. The reader is left to consider how the challenge facing progressive civil society is moving beyond the politics of disparate social movements towards combined action directed at public policy respecting a common humanity.’ -- Graham Riches, University of British Columbia, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1 Gary Craig 1 The rise of right-wing populism and the implications for health care during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond 10 Russell Mannion and Ewen Speed 2 Social injustice in consolidated authoritarian regimes: responding to the COVID-19 pandemic 23 Colin Knox, Saltanat Janenova, and Hyesong Ha 3 Racism and the far right 45 Amin Sharifi Isaloo 4 The labour market and the ‘race to the bottom’: the UK Living Wage campaign as an alternative 65 Calum Carson 5 Fairness in the platform economy: lessons learnt from a pandemic 82 Adam Badger, Alessio Bertolini, Mark Graham, and Funda Ustek Spilda 6 Just transition in practice: lessons from the EU’s pathway to a socially fair green transition 111 Joan Miró 7 Social justice, neoliberalism and food charity: insights from Aotearoa/New Zealand 131 Katharine Cresswell Riol 8 Authoritarianism and theocracy in the 21st century: far-right Christianity and social counter-movements in America 152 Serena Clark and Chelsea Wilkinson 9 The third sector amid welfare state restructuring: the implications for social justice in an era of permanent austerity 173 Keith A. O’Neill 10 No shelter from the storm: the growing challenges of housing precarity for older women during the COVID-19 pandemic 194 Audrey Tung and Denise Cloutier 11 Child well-being and social justice: findings from a multinational qualitative study 218 Tobia Fattore, Sabirah Adams, Başak Akkan, Ravinder Barn, Emre Erdoğan, Susann Fegter, Jan Mason, Stella MŠrz, Serra Müderrisoğlu, Shazly Savahl, Graciela Tonon, Põnar Uyan-Semerci Conclusion: promoting social justice in a turbulent era 242 Gary Craig Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Teaching Social Inequality
Book SynopsisThe growing chasm between rich and poor, within societies and between nations, has enormous implications not only for people’s well-being and life chances but for the prospects for democracy throughout the world. From the interpersonal to the societal level, social inequality is the central feature of social life. Helping students appreciate and understand this is the most important task of social science instruction.Garth Massey provides a down-to-earth guide to teaching and learning that emphasizes historically and comparatively the social construction and institutional maintenance of social inequality. It explores approaches to teaching big ideas and theories, along with the challenges raised by the notions and assumptions students bring to class. The author emphasizes how to unpack and make comprehensible the complexity of social inequality in society today and also how to explore the often quantitative understandings provided by contemporary research.Highly attractive is the accessible style of this book, encouraging open classroom discussion and examination of sometimes contentious topics such as class and racial privilege, homelessness, gender preference and sexual identity, shrinking opportunities for social mobility, and global human migration. Its scope makes it a useful tool for instructors of social movements, globalization, race and ethnicity, gender studies, border studies and all courses that impart an understanding of social life.Trade Review‘Practical and comprehensive, this guide is a wonderful resource for instructors seeking to engage students in an essential and timely area of sociology. Chapters step the instructor through the complexities of teaching a broad and changing field, offering approaches to engage students’ sociological imagination and critical thinking skills.’ -- Scott Sernau, Indiana University South Bend, USTable of Contents1 Introduction to Teaching Social Inequality 2 From inequality to stratification 3 Typical challenges in teaching social inequality 4 Getting started with big questions 5 Ideas about inequality 6 Theories of inequality: functionalism to power-conflict 7 Inequality as power 8 Stratification and mobility 9 Wealth and poverty 10 Global inequality 11 Consequences of inequality: spillover or by design? 12 Current trends in inequality: forces at play 13 Learning with quantitative material 14 Responding to inequality: social movements 15 Student research on inequality References Appendix: a sample syllabus Index
£95.00
Emerald Publishing Racism and AntiRacism Today
Book SynopsisAcknowledging efforts to dismantle racism at multiple levels, this book examines racism and anti-racism as interconnected rather than isolated issues, proposing a framework for effective anti-racist policy and practice.
£76.00
Emerald Publishing Limited The International Handbook of Black Community
Book SynopsisThis is the first international handbook on Black community mental health, focussing on key issues including stereotypes in Mental health, misdiagnoses, and inequalities/discrimination around access, services and provisions. Making use of a cultural competence framework throughout, the book covers many of the classic mental health/developmental areas such as schizophrenia, mental health disorders, ASD and ADHD, but it also looks at more controversial areas in mental health, like inequalities, racism and discrimination both in practice and in graduate school training and the supervisory experiences of black students in universities. Unique among traditional academic texts addressing mental health, the book presents rich personal accounts from Black therapists and students. Many Black students who are training to become therapists or academics in mental health report negative experiences with white university staff in terms of a lack of support, encouragement, resulting in poor graduation outcomes.While institutional racism is a major issue both in society and universities, the editors of this Handbook take personal-level racism, microaggression and everyday racism as better models for understanding and analysing both these students; racialised interaction/communication experiences with white staff at university, as well as the racialised communications and inequalities in misdiagnoses, access to services and provisions in healthcare settings with white managers.Trade ReviewThis Handbook is a landmark in our understanding of the mental health issues which challenge African-heritage populations in Europe (particularly in the UK and the Netherlands) and in North America – countries which imposed slavery on African populations. The racism which survives today is a perpetuation of the values which supported slavery: issues of labelling and victim-blaming continue, and take their toll on minority populations. The 40 activists, clinicians and scholars who contribute chapters to this handbook are well qualified and experienced in their specialist fields and bring their unique insights and knowledge on Black Community Mental Health issues to a Handbook which will be of great value for students, trainees, academics and practitioners from multidisciplinary backgrounds. The authors have also been ably guided and organised by the Handbook’s three editors (two from the US, one from the UK). Overall, there is much quality in the writing, many insights, and bases for further action. -- Dr Alice Sawyerr, FHEA, CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsSAs far as I am aware this is the first publication of its kind on the experiences and provision of services to the BME community. This in itself is something of a sad statement to make in 2020 after many years of campaigning, analysis, research and policy intervention (I know I have been involved in many of them over the years )we have yet to produce a publication specifically on the issues pertaining to BME mental health. For producing this work the editors should be congratulated. The challenges within these pages are not only for members of the BME community to read, reflect and act. This book is essential reading for any Mental Health practitioner who wishes to understand and practice in system which is beneficial to all regardless of race. -- Lord Victor O. Adebowale, CBETable of ContentsBlack Mental Health and the New Millennium: Historical and Current Perspective on Cultural Trauma and ‘Everyday’ Racism in White Mental Health Spaces — The Impact on the Psychological Well-being of Black Mental Health Professionals; Richard Majors Chapter 1. Systemic Racism: Big, Black, Mad and Dangerous in the Criminal Justice System; Sharon Walker Chapter 2. In the name of our humanity: challenging academic racism and its effects on the emotional wellbeing of women of colour professors; Philomena Essed and Karen Carberry Chapter 3. Racial Battle Fatigue: The Long-Term Effects of Racial Microaggressions on African American Boys and Men; William Smith, R. David and G. Stanton Chapter 4. Racism in Academia: (How to) Stay Black, Sane and Proud as the doctoral supervisory relationship implodes; Sharon Walker Chapter 5. Implicit Provider Bias and its Implications for Black/African American Mental Health; Andra D Rivers Johnson Chapter 6. Thirty years of Black History Month and thirty years of overrepresentation in the mental health system; Patrick Vernon Chapter 7. Race and Risk – exploring UK social policy and the development of modern mental health; Patricia Clarke Chapter 8. Remaining Mindful about Young People; Mhemooda Malek and Simon Newitt Chapter 9. Cultural competencies in delivering counselling and psychotherapy services to a black multi-cultural population: time for change and action; Nicholas Banks Chapter 10. Social and Emotional Education and Emotional Wellness: A Cultural Competence Model for Black Boys and Teachers; Richard Majors, Llewellyn E Simmons and Corneilus Ani Chapter 11. ASD & Cultural Competence: An ASD Multi-Cultural Treatment Led Model; Mary Henderson and Richard Majors Chapter 12. Moving Young Black Men Beyond Survival Mode: Protective Factors for Their Mental Health; Ivan Juzang Chapter 13. African Americans and the Vocational Rehabilitation Service System in the United States: The Impact on Mental Health; Fabricio E Balcazar and Julie Vryhof Chapter 14: Targeted Intervention in Education and the Empowerment and Emotional Well-Being of Black Boys; Cheron Byfield and Tony Talburt Chapter 15. Towards a position of Spiritual Reflexivity as a resource: Emerging themes and issues for systemic practice, leadership and supervision within Black mental health; Maureen Greaves Chapter 16. “Marginal Leaders”: Making Visible the Leadership Experiences of Black Women in a Therapeutic Service for Disenfranchised Young People; Romana Farooq and Tania Rodrigues Chapter 17. 40 Years in The Wilderness: A Review of Systemic Barriers to Reducing The Over-representation of Black Men in the UK Psychiatric System; Gail Coleman-Oluwabusola Chapter 18. Oppositional and Defiant Behaviours Among Black Boys in Schools: Techniques to Facilitate Change; Steve Clarke Chapter 19. Black Therapists – White Families, therapists’ perceptions of cultural competence in clinical practice; Karen Carberry and Belinda Brooks-Gordon Chapter 20. Transracial Adoption and Mental Health; Nicholas Banks Chapter 21. Dementia and its impact on minority ethnic and migrant communities; David Trusswell Chapter 22. Mental Health/Illness Revisited in People of African Caribbean Heritage in Britain; Tony Leiba and Gwen Rose Chapter 23. Researching African-Caribbean Mental Health in the UK: An Assets-based Approach to developing psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia and related psychoses; Dawn Edge, Amy Degan and Sonya Rafiq Chapter 24. ‘Lone wolf’ case study considerations of terrorist radicalisation from the black experience – impact on mental health; Nicholas Banks Chapter 25. Spotlight on Sensory Processing Difficulties; Lisa Prior and Tiffany Howl Chapter 26. Forced Marriage as a Representation of a Belief System in the UK and its Psychological Impact on Well-being; Doreen Robinson and Reenee Singh Chapter 27. Systemic Family therapy with transgenerational communities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic; Karen Carberry, Gerald Jean Lafleur and Genel Jean-Claude Chapter 28. Engaging with racialized process in clinical supervision. Political or personal; Isha McKenzie-Mavinga
£148.19
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Affirmative Action
Book Synopsis29 articles, dating from 1976 to 2000Trade Review’The well-written and informative introduction provides the context for the selected writings and a basis on which to evaluate the contents . . . This volume is likely to be most useful for the academic or research scholar who wants to get an assessment of the state of the affirmative action research in one place . . . it puts a wide array of literature at your fingertips.’ -- Margaret C. Simms, Feminist Economics’I would recommend this book to serious scholars and to graduate students interested in studying affirmative action or employment equity.’ -- Harish C. Jain, Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations’Affirmative action programs are a unique social experiment, whose consequences deserve great attention in efforts to help disadvantaged groups. By gathering the best economic studies on affirmative action, this volume offers a valuable antidote to the ideological controversy that too often surrounds the subject. Evidence, not rhetoric, is needed, and here it is in one compendium.’ -- Richard Freeman, Harvard University, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Harry J. Holzer and David Neumark PART I THEORETICAL EVALUATIONS OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 1. Finis Welch (1976), ‘Employment Quotas for Minorities’ 2. Shelly J. Lundberg (1991), ‘The Enforcement of Equal Opportunity Laws Under Imperfect Information: Affirmative Action and Alternatives’ 3. Stephen Coate and Glenn C. Loury (1993), ‘Will Affirmative-Action Policies Eliminate Negative Stereotypes?’ 4. Susan Athey, Christopher Avery and Peter Zemsky (2000), ‘Mentoring and Diversity’ 5. Andrew Schotter and Keith Weigelt (1992), ‘Asymmetric Tournaments, Equal Opportunity Laws, and Affirmative Action: Some Experimental Results’ PART II REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION A Redistribution in the Labor Market 6. James J. Heckman and Kenneth I. Wolpin (1976), ‘Does the Contract Compliance Program Work? An Analysis of Chicago Data’ 7. Jonathan S. Leonard (1984), ‘The Impact of Affirmative Action on Employment’ 8. Jonathan S. Leonard (1984), ‘Employment and Occupational Advance Under Affirmative Action’ 9. James P. Smith and Finis Welch (1984), ‘Affirmative Action and Labor Markets’ 10. Jonathan S. Leonard (1990), ‘The Impact of Affirmative Action Regulation and Equal Employment Law on Black Employment’ 11. William M. Rodgers III and William E. Spriggs (1996), ‘The Effect of Federal Contractor Status on Racial Differences in Establishment-Level Employment Shares: 1979–1992’ B Redistribution in Education and Contracting 12. Cecilia A. Conrad and Rhonda V. Sharpe (1996), ‘The Impact of the California Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI) on University and Professional School Admissions and the Implications for the California Economy’ 13. Gregory Attiyeh and Richard Attiyeh (1997), ‘Testing for Bias in Graduate School Admissions’ 14. Maria Cancian (1998), ‘Race-based versus Class-based Affirmative Action in College Admissions’ PART III EFFICIENCY/PERFORMANCE EFFECTS OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION A Efficiency/Performance Effects in the Labor Market 15. Jonathan S. Leonard (1984), ‘Antidiscrimination or Reverse Discrimination: The Impact of Changing Demographics, Title VII, and Affirmative Action on Productivity’ 16. Peter Griffin (1992), ‘The Impact of Affirmative Action on Labor Demand: A Test of Some Implications of the Le Chatelier Principle’ 17. Harry Holzer and David Neumark (1999), ‘Are Affirmative Action Hires Less Qualified? Evidence from Employer-Employee Data on New Hires’ 18. Harry J. Holzer and David Neumark (2000), ‘What Does Affirmative Action Do?’ 19. Brent S. Steel and Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr. (1987), ‘Equality and Efficiency Tradeoffs in Affirmative Action – Real or Imagined? The Case of Women in Policing’ 20. John R. Lott, Jr. (2000), ‘Does a Helping Hand Put Others At Risk?: Affirmative Action, Police Departments, and Crime’ 21. Van W. Kolpin and Larry D. Singell, Jr. (1996), ‘The Gender Composition and Scholarly Performance of Economics Departments: A Test for Employment Discrimination’ 22. Joel C. Cantor, Erika L. Miles, Laurence C. Baker and Dianne C. Barker (1996), ‘Physician Service to the Underserved: Implications for Affirmative Action in Medical Education’ 23. David Neumark and Rosella Gardecki (1998), ‘Women Helping Women? Role Model and Mentoring Effects on Female Ph.D. Students in Economics’ 24. Brandice J. Canes and Harvey S. Rosen (1995), ‘Following in Her Footsteps? Faculty Gender Composition and Women’s Choices of College Majors’ B Efficiency/Performance Effects in Education 25. Stephen N. Keith, Robert M. Bell, August G. Swanson and Albert P. Williams (1985), ‘Effects of Affirmative Action in Medical Schools: A Study of the Class of 1975’ 26. Linda Datcher Loury and David Garman (1995), ‘College Selectivity and Earnings’ 27. Thomas J. Kane (1998), ‘Racial and Ethnic Preferences in College Admissions’ 28. William T. Dickens and Thomas J. Kane (1999), ‘Racial Test Score Differences as Evidence of Reverse Discrimination: Less than Meets the Eye’ C Efficiency/Performance Effects in Contracting 29. Timothy Bates and Darrell Williams (1995), ‘Preferential Procurement Programs and Minority-owned Businesses’ Name Index
£313.00
Liverpool University Press Jews of the Channel Islands and the Rule of Law,
Book SynopsisFrom 1940 to 1945 the Channel Islands were the only part of Britain to fall under German Occupation. During that period, local courts continued to function and to apply Island law. Lawyers, judges and government officials in Jersey and Guernsey continued to swear oaths of allegiance to the British Crown. But German anti-Semitic laws and other measures were introduced and became part of the legal system. This book examines the ways in which officials co-operated in the implementation of legal measures against the Islands' Jewish community and their property. Resident Jews were registered by Island authorities and lists of Jewish property were compiled and submitted to the Germans by local lawyers and bureaucrats. Jews were banned from employment and from appearing in public. Businesses were "Aryanised". Wireless sets were confiscated because their owners were Jewish, and many residents were deported. Based on a thorough review of Island archival material and previously unknown evidence, this book offers the first jurisprudential and legal analysis of the moral and legal failures of law and lawyers to combat the Holocaust and Nazi legality on British soil.
£29.95
Liverpool University Press Inequality in the Portuguese-Speaking World:
Book SynopsisGlobal social inequality has declined over the past 100 years and the gap between different parts of the world, measured by average lifespan, has narrowed. The internal gap between wealthy and poor in the western world has likewise reduced, from the 1930s to the 1970s, although not in a linear way. The 1980s represented a turning point in developed countries, as the top 0.1% of income earners accumulated extraordinary riches. This new trend did not subside with the financial crisis of 2008, but expanded to less developed areas of the world; indeed, long-term significant reduction of poverty is now considered vulnerable. Inequality of income and its associated impacts has triggered a passionate debate between those who maintain that an unequal accumulation of richness is crucial for economic and social progress and those who believe that it does not encourage investment and that it prevents increased demand, thus negatively affecting the economy. This contributed volume sets out to study social inequality in Portuguese-speaking countries, thus providing diversification of experience across different continents. The purpose is to identify major economic, historical and cultural developments in terms of education, health, life-cycle, gender, ethnic, and religious relations. The current realities of migration are also addressed, since they raise the issue of ethnic integration. This is the first published work to address inequality in a cross-continent yet same language perspective, and presents a striking advance in the global study of inequality.
£100.00
CABI Publishing Tourism and Inequality: Problems and Prospects
Book SynopsisTourism has long been considered a source of social inequality, and as the industry continues to expand rapidly there is an increasing need for a better understanding of its consequences. Providing a synthesis of tourism as a source of injustice, Tourism and Inequality addresses a wide range of interrelated forms of inequality, investigating its association with class, nation, ethnicity, race, gender, disability and age. Chapters examine routes towards social justice and initiatives that aim to advance poverty alleviation, fair trade, ethics and human rights. The analysis of a wide variety of case studies from around the world allows an exploration into the ways that tourism can be used positively to alleviate the impacts of social injustice. Providing a unique multidisciplinary perspective, the authors aim to lead the way towards a more socially responsible future for tourism practise.Table of ContentsPart I: Inequalities for consumers 1: Tourism, Disability and Mobility Jennie Small and Simon Darcy 2: Tourism and Visual Impairment Victoria Richards, Nigel Morgan, Annette Pritchard and Diane Sedgley 3: Equal Access for All? Regulative mechanisms, inequality and tourism mobility C. Michael Hall Part II: Inequalities for producers 4: Sex Tourism and Inequalities Jacqueline Sánchez Taylor 5: Access and Marginalisation in a Beach Enclave Resort Sheena Carlisle 6: Fair Trade in Tourism - a marketing tool for social transformation? Angela Kalisch 7: Tourism and Human Rights Stroma Cole and Jenny Eriksson Part III: Prospects for reducing Inequalities 8: Social Tourism for Low-Income Groups: Benefits in a UK and Irish Context Lyn Minnaert and Jane Stacey and Bernadette Quinn, Kevin Griffin 9: Tourism and Welfare: Ethics, Responsibility and Well-being Derek Hall and Frances Brown 10: Pro-Poor Tourism - Can tourism contribute to poverty reduction in less economically developed countries? Dorethea Meyer 11: Urban beaches as social tourism installations: Case studies of Paris Plage and Bristol Urban Beach Tim Gale 12: Justifying tourism: Justice through tourism Freya Higgins-Desboilles
£91.58
CABI Publishing Tourism and Inequality: Problems and Prospects
Book SynopsisTourism has long been considered a source of social inequality, and as the industry continues to expand rapidly there is an increasing need for a better understanding of its consequences. Providing a synthesis of tourism as a source of injustice, Tourism and Inequality addresses a wide range of interrelated forms of inequality, investigating its association with class, nation, ethnicity, race, gender, disability and age. Chapters examine routes towards social justice and initiatives that aim to advance poverty alleviation, fair trade, ethics and human rights. The analysis of a wide variety of case studies from around the world allows an exploration into the ways that tourism can be used positively to alleviate the impacts of social injustice. Providing a unique multidisciplinary perspective, the authors aim to lead the way towards a more socially responsible future for tourism practise.Table of ContentsPart I: Inequalities for consumers 1: Tourism, Disability and Mobility Jennie Small and Simon Darcy 2: Tourism and Visual Impairment Victoria Richards, Nigel Morgan, Annette Pritchard and Diane Sedgley 3: Equal Access for All? Regulative mechanisms, inequality and tourism mobility C. Michael Hall Part II: Inequalities for producers 4: Sex Tourism and Inequalities Jacqueline Sánchez Taylor 5: Access and Marginalisation in a Beach Enclave Resort Sheena Carlisle 6: Fair Trade in Tourism - a marketing tool for social transformation? Angela Kalisch 7: Tourism and Human Rights Stroma Cole and Jenny Eriksson Part III: Prospects for reducing Inequalities 8: Social Tourism for Low-Income Groups: Benefits in a UK and Irish Context Lyn Minnaert and Jane Stacey and Bernadette Quinn, Kevin Griffin 9: Tourism and Welfare: Ethics, Responsibility and Well-being Derek Hall and Frances Brown 10: Pro-Poor Tourism - Can tourism contribute to poverty reduction in less economically developed countries? Dorethea Meyer 11: Urban beaches as social tourism installations: Case studies of Paris Plage and Bristol Urban Beach Tim Gale 12: Justifying tourism: Justice through tourism Freya Higgins-Desboilles
£38.71
Collective Ink Eastern Spring – A 2nd Gen Memoir
Book SynopsisFrom the grey streets of Coventry, to the green jungles of India, Neil Kulkarni chases the sounds of his past and ancient songs from the sub-continent to try and find himself a new way of listening to some of the oldest music on earth. Part touching memoir, part ferocious polemic, An Eastern Spring confronts race and the ghosts of the past in a fearless attempt to map our past, present and future as western music listeners.
£11.77
Bristol University Press City survivors: Bringing up children in
Book SynopsisSeen through the eyes of parents, mainly mothers, "City survivors" tells the eye-opening story of what it is like to bring up children in troubled city neighbourhoods. The book provides a unique insider view on the impact of neighbourhood conditions on family life and explores the prospects for families from the point of view of equality, integration, schools, work, community, regeneration and public services. "City Survivors" is based on yearly visits over seven years to two hundred families living in four highly disadvantaged city neighbourhoods, two in East London and two in Northern inner and outer city areas. Twenty four families, six from each area, explain over time from the inside, how neighbourhoods in and of themselves directly affect family survival. These twenty four stories convey powerful messages from parents about the problems they want tackled, and the things that would help them. The main themes explored in the book are neighbourhood, community, family, parenting, incomes and locals, the need for civic intervention. The book offers original and in-depth, qualitative evidence in a readable and accessible form that will be invaluable to policy-makers, practitioners, university students, academics and general readers interested in the future of families in cities.Trade Review"Anne Power's illuminating and important book bears witness to the lives of urban families, without whose presence all cities would wither and decline. The parents she interviews describe in detail how noisy, messy, often unsafe environments inform every decision they make about their lives and those of their children. If Power's recommendations, based on interviews with 200 'city survivors', are heeded, families may no longer have to 'survive' the city, but instead will thrive in it." Lynsey Hanley, author of 'Estates: An Intimate History'"..the real strength of this book is its capacity to allow the words of the residents of deprived neighbourhoods to shine through." Urban Geography Research Group, urban-geography.org.uk 2008Table of ContentsIntroduction: city survivors; Neighbourhoods matter: is it the people or the place?; Community matters: survival, instincts in social animals; Families matter: mothers carry the weight; Parenting matters: pushing for kids; Incomers and locals: a shrinking pot?; City survival within precarious communities: who pays the price of change?; Conclusion: cities need families.
£27.54
Bristol University Press City survivors: Bringing up children in
Book SynopsisSeen through the eyes of parents, mainly mothers, "City survivors" tells the eye-opening story of what it is like to bring up children in troubled city neighbourhoods. The book provides a unique insider view on the impact of neighbourhood conditions on family life and explores the prospects for families from the point of view of equality, integration, schools, work, community, regeneration and public services. "City Survivors" is based on yearly visits over seven years to two hundred families living in four highly disadvantaged city neighbourhoods, two in East London and two in Northern inner and outer city areas. Twenty four families, six from each area, explain over time from the inside, how neighbourhoods in and of themselves directly affect family survival. These twenty four stories convey powerful messages from parents about the problems they want tackled, and the things that would help them. The main themes explored in the book are neighbourhood, community, family, parenting, incomes and locals, the need for civic intervention. The book offers original and in-depth, qualitative evidence in a readable and accessible form that will be invaluable to policy-makers, practitioners, university students, academics and general readers interested in the future of families in cities.Trade Review"Anne Power's illuminating and important book bears witness to the lives of urban families, without whose presence all cities would wither and decline. The parents she interviews describe in detail how noisy, messy, often unsafe environments inform every decision they make about their lives and those of their children. If Power's recommendations, based on interviews with 200 'city survivors', are heeded, families may no longer have to 'survive' the city, but instead will thrive in it." Lynsey Hanley, author of 'Estates: An Intimate History'"..the real strength of this book is its capacity to allow the words of the residents of deprived neighbourhoods to shine through." Urban Geography Research Group, urban-geography.org.uk 2008Table of ContentsIntroduction: city survivors; Neighbourhoods matter: is it the people or the place?; Community matters: survival, instincts in social animals; Families matter: mothers carry the weight; Parenting matters: pushing for kids; Incomers and locals: a shrinking pot?; City survival within precarious communities: who pays the price of change?; Conclusion: cities need families.
£75.99
Bristol University Press Towards a more equal society?: Poverty,
Book SynopsisWhen New Labour came to power in 1997, its leaders asked for it to be judged after ten years on its success in making Britain 'a more equal society'. As it approaches the end of an unprecedented third term in office, this book asks whether Britain has indeed moved in that direction. The highly successful earlier volume "A more equal society?" was described by Polly Toynbee as "the LSE's mighty judgement on inequality". Now this second volume by the same team of authors provides an independent assessment of the success or otherwise of New Labour's policies over a longer period. It provides: · consideration by a range of expert authors of a broad set of indicators and policy areas affecting poverty, inequality and social exclusion; · analysis of developments up to the third term on areas including income inequality, education, employment, health inequalities, neighbourhoods, minority ethnic groups, children and older people; · an assessment of outcomes a decade on, asking whether policies stood up to the challenges, and whether successful strategies have been sustained or have run out of steam; chapters on migration, social attitudes, the devolved administrations, the new Equality and Human Rights Commission, and future pressures. The book is essential reading for academic and student audiences with an interest in contemporary social policy, as well as for all those seeking an objective account of Labour's achievements in power.Trade Review"If you want a deep and even-handed project to rethink egalitarianism for the current age, turn to Towards a more equal society? ... The academics reporting in this volume have conducted painstaking statistical analysis. There are no cartoons, diverting vignettes or uplifting quotations. But the narrative - cautious, nuanced, understated - is all the more persuasive for that. If we want a fairer society, let us start with the facts." Richard Reeves, The ObserverTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Kitty Stewart, Tom Sefton and John Hills; Part One: Dimensions of policy outcomes: Poverty, inequality and redistribution ~ Tom Sefton, John Hills and Holly Sutherland; 'A scar on the soul of Britain': child poverty and disadvantage under New Labour ~ Kitty Stewart; Education: New Labour's top priority ~ Ruth Lupton, Natalie Heath, Emma Salter; More equal working lives? An assessment of New Labour policies ~ Abigail McKnight; New Labour and unequal neighbourhoods ~ Anne Power; Health inequalities: a persistent problem ~ Franco Sassi; Pensions and income security in later life ~ Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham; Ethnic inequalities: another ten years of the same? ~ Coretta Phillips; Migration, migrants and inequality ~ Jill Rutter and Maria Latorre; Part Two: Cross-cutting issues: Moving in the right direction? Public attitudes to poverty, inequality and redistribution ~ Tom Sefton; Inequality and the devolved administrations: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ~ Tania Burchardt and Holly Holder; Poverty, inequality and child well-being in international context: still bottom of the pack? ~ Kitty Stewart; Part Three: The Equality and Human Rights Commission: a new point of departure in the battle against discrimination and disadvantage ~ Polly Vizard; Future pressures: intergenerational links, wealth, demography and sustainability ~ John Hills; Conclusions: Climbing every mountain or retreating from the foothills? ~ John Hills, Tom Sefton and Kitty Stewart.
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Bristol University Press Towards a more equal society?: Poverty,
Book SynopsisWhen New Labour came to power in 1997, its leaders asked for it to be judged after ten years on its success in making Britain 'a more equal society'. As it approaches the end of an unprecedented third term in office, this book asks whether Britain has indeed moved in that direction. The highly successful earlier volume "A more equal society?" was described by Polly Toynbee as "the LSE's mighty judgement on inequality". Now this second volume by the same team of authors provides an independent assessment of the success or otherwise of New Labour's policies over a longer period. It provides: · consideration by a range of expert authors of a broad set of indicators and policy areas affecting poverty, inequality and social exclusion; · analysis of developments up to the third term on areas including income inequality, education, employment, health inequalities, neighbourhoods, minority ethnic groups, children and older people; · an assessment of outcomes a decade on, asking whether policies stood up to the challenges, and whether successful strategies have been sustained or have run out of steam; chapters on migration, social attitudes, the devolved administrations, the new Equality and Human Rights Commission, and future pressures. The book is essential reading for academic and student audiences with an interest in contemporary social policy, as well as for all those seeking an objective account of Labour's achievements in power.Trade Review"If you want a deep and even-handed project to rethink egalitarianism for the current age, turn to Towards a more equal society? ... The academics reporting in this volume have conducted painstaking statistical analysis. There are no cartoons, diverting vignettes or uplifting quotations. But the narrative - cautious, nuanced, understated - is all the more persuasive for that. If we want a fairer society, let us start with the facts." Richard Reeves, The ObserverTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Kitty Stewart, Tom Sefton and John Hills; Part One: Dimensions of policy outcomes: Poverty, inequality and redistribution ~ Tom Sefton, John Hills and Holly Sutherland; 'A scar on the soul of Britain': child poverty and disadvantage under New Labour ~ Kitty Stewart; Education: New Labour's top priority ~ Ruth Lupton, Natalie Heath, Emma Salter; More equal working lives? An assessment of New Labour policies ~ Abigail McKnight; New Labour and unequal neighbourhoods ~ Anne Power; Health inequalities: a persistent problem ~ Franco Sassi; Pensions and income security in later life ~ Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham; Ethnic inequalities: another ten years of the same? ~ Coretta Phillips; Migration, migrants and inequality ~ Jill Rutter and Maria Latorre; Part Two: Cross-cutting issues: Moving in the right direction? Public attitudes to poverty, inequality and redistribution ~ Tom Sefton; Inequality and the devolved administrations: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ~ Tania Burchardt and Holly Holder; Poverty, inequality and child well-being in international context: still bottom of the pack? ~ Kitty Stewart; Part Three: The Equality and Human Rights Commission: a new point of departure in the battle against discrimination and disadvantage ~ Polly Vizard; Future pressures: intergenerational links, wealth, demography and sustainability ~ John Hills; Conclusions: Climbing every mountain or retreating from the foothills? ~ John Hills, Tom Sefton and Kitty Stewart.
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Policy Press Wealth and the Wealthy: Exploring and Tackling
Book SynopsisWealth and the wealthy have received relatively little attention from social scientists despite a growing wealth gap. Aimed at a broad social science and public readership, this book draws on new data on wealth to answer the following key questions: What is wealth? Who has got it? Where might we draw a 'wealth line'? Who lies above it? And what might policy do about wealth and the wealthy? Using data sources from the HMRC to the Sunday Times Rich list, this book provides a comprehensive and critical discussion of these issues, and looks at potential policy responses, including 'asset-based' welfare and taxation.Trade Review"Now is the time for a serious social policy analysis of wealth and the wealthy. This illuminating book provides both the data and a clear-sighted discussion of the issues." Jane Millar, University of Bath"A calm and dispassionate introduction to the facts about wealth in Britain, providing essential context for many of the most important and urgent policy debates today." John Hills, Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics"This thoughtful and far-reaching critical analysis of the 'problem of riches' is a timely contribution to the debate on inequality. It deserves to be widely read." Professor the Baroness (Ruth) Lister of Burtersett, Loughborough UniversityTable of ContentsWhy wealth matters; Why the wealthy matter; What is wealth and who are the wealthy?; The distribution of wealth; The rich, the richer and the richest; Towards a comprehensive policy on assets; Social policy and the wealthy; Conclusions.
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Policy Press Wealth and the Wealthy: Exploring and Tackling
Book SynopsisWealth and the wealthy have received relatively little attention from social scientists despite a growing wealth gap. Aimed at a broad social science and public readership, this book draws on new data on wealth to answer the following key questions: What is wealth? Who has got it? Where might we draw a 'wealth line'? Who lies above it? And what might policy do about wealth and the wealthy? Using data sources from the HMRC to the Sunday Times Rich list, this book provides a comprehensive and critical discussion of these issues, and looks at potential policy responses, including 'asset-based' welfare and taxation.Trade Review"Now is the time for a serious social policy analysis of wealth and the wealthy. This illuminating book provides both the data and a clear-sighted discussion of the issues." Jane Millar, University of Bath"A calm and dispassionate introduction to the facts about wealth in Britain, providing essential context for many of the most important and urgent policy debates today." John Hills, Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics"This thoughtful and far-reaching critical analysis of the 'problem of riches' is a timely contribution to the debate on inequality. It deserves to be widely read." Professor the Baroness (Ruth) Lister of Burtersett, Loughborough UniversityTable of ContentsWhy wealth matters; Why the wealthy matter; What is wealth and who are the wealthy?; The distribution of wealth; The rich, the richer and the richest; Towards a comprehensive policy on assets; Social policy and the wealthy; Conclusions.
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Bristol University Press The EU and social inclusion: Facing the
Book SynopsisSocial cohesion is one of the declared objectives of the European Union and, with some 16% of EU citizens at risk of poverty, the need to fight poverty and social exclusion continues as a major challenge. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the EU Social Inclusion Process, the means by which it hopes to meet this objective, and explores the challenges ahead at local, regional, national and EU levels. It sets out concrete proposals for taking the Process forward. The book provides a unique analysis of policy formulation and assessment. Setting out the evolution and current state of EU cooperation in social policy, it examines what can be learned about poverty and social exclusion from the EU commonly agreed indicators. Taking the position of outside, but informed, observers, the authors explore the further development of the common indicators, including the implications of Enlargement, and consider the challenges of advancing the Social Inclusion Process - strengthening policy analysis, embedding the Process in domestic policies and making it more effective. Proposing the setting of targets and restructuring of National Action Plans and their implementation, they emphasise the need for widespread "ownership" of the Process at domestic and EU level and for it to demonstrate significant progress in reducing poverty and social exclusion. The book will be invaluable to academics, students and policy-makers at sub-national, national and EU levels as well as to social partners, and NGOs working towards a more inclusive society.Trade Review"A major strength of the book is its emphasis on new perspectives for research and policy development. ... performs a valuable service in covering so much ground so thoroughly." Journal of Social Policy"... currently the most authoritative account of the evolution of the indicators, their potential for analysis and the areas in which they could be strengthened." Martina Dieckhoff and Duncan Gallie, 'The renewed Lisbon Strategy and social exclusion policy', Industrial Relations Journal 38:6"...this book addresses fundamental principles and policies underpinning our work." British Journal of Social Work "...the most authoritative account of the evolution of the indicators, their potential for analysis and the areas in which they could be strengthened." Industrial Relations JournalTable of ContentsIntroduction: The EU Social Inclusion Process and the key issues; Exploring statistics on poverty and social exclusion in the EU; Strengthening policy analysis; EU indicators for poverty and social exclusion; Taking forward the EU Social Inclusion Process; The EU and Social Inclusion: facing the challenges.
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Policy Press Global Child Poverty and Well-Being: Measurement,
Book SynopsisChild poverty is a central and present part of global life, with hundreds of millions of children around the world enduring tremendous suffering and deprivation of their most basic needs. Despite its long history, research on poverty and development has only relatively recently examined the issue of child poverty as a distinct topic of concern. This book brings together theoretical, methodological and policy-relevant contributions by leading researchers on international child poverty. With a preface from Sir Richard Jolly, Former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, it examines how child poverty and well-being are now conceptualized, defined and measured, and presents regional and national level portraits of child poverty around the world, in rich, middle income and poor countries. The book's ultimate objective is to promote and influence policy, action and the research agenda to address one of the world's great ongoing tragedies: child poverty, marginalization and inequality.Trade Review"This is an engaging, comprehensive, thoughtful, and thorough collection of evidence, ideas and expertise. It is indispensable in its pooled knowledge and picture of the possibilities for a world able to better tackle the suffering caused needlessly by the persistence of child poverty." Poverty and Public Policy "This substantial volume - 23 chapters - brings together most of the key authors in the field of global childhood poverty research and mulitidimensional management." Laura Camfield, International Migration Review "Global child poverty and well-being is a useful tool for those involved in child poverty research and policy." Journal of Children and Poverty "This is an important and ground-breaking study of an issue which should be of serious concern to every human being on the planet. Alberto Minujin & Shailen Nandy's text needs to be widely and closely read." Lord Puttnam, CBE. "This important book provides a comprehensive and damning indictment of the extent of child poverty across the globe, in rich countries as well as poor. Yet as, argued here, child poverty could be radically reduced and eventually eliminated through appropriate and feasible policies. This book should be read by policy-makers world-wide. " Frances Stewart, Professor Emeritus, University of OxfordTable of ContentsForeword: Unicef, children and child poverty ~ Sir Richard Jolly; Part 1: Framing the debate Introduction ~ Shailen Nandy and Alberto Minujin; Child rights, child survival and child poverty: the debate ~ Simon Pemberton, David Gordon and Shailen Nandy; Equity begins with children ~ Jan Vandemoortele; Part 2: Measurement and methodologies Measuring child poverty and deprivation ~ David Gordon and Shailen Nandy; Beyond headcount: measures that reflect the breadth and components of child poverty ~ Sabina Alkire and Jose Manuel Roche; Defining child poverty in South Africa using the socially perceived necessities approach ~ Helen Barnes and Gemma Wright; Child well-being in the US: a proposal for the development of a 'Tot's Index' using the Human Development conceptual framework ~ Sarah Burd-Sharps, Patrick Guyer, Ted Lechterman and Kirsten Lewis; A snapshot of child well-being in transition countries: exploring new methods for monitoring child well-being ~ Petra Hoelscher, Dominic Richardson and Jonathan Bradshaw; Enhancing the fight against child poverty in the European Union: an EU benchmarking exercise ~ Isabelle Engsted-Maquet; Assessing child well-being in developing countries: making policies work for children ~ Shirley Gatenio-Gabel and Sheila Kamerman; Part 3: Multidimensional child poverty in Tanzania ~ Alberto Minujin and Enrique Delamonica; Multidimensional child poverty in Congo Brazzaville ~ Geranda Notten, Chris de Neurbourg, Bethuel Makosso and Alain Beltran Mpoue; Multidimensional poverty in Vietnam ~ Keetit Roelen and Fanziska Gassman; Multidimensional deprivation among children in Iran ~ Sepideh Yousefzadeh Faal Deghati, Andres Mideros Mora, and Chris de Neubourg; Multidimensional child poverty in Haiti ~ David Gordon, Audrey Lenoel and Shailen Nandy; Multidimensional child poverty in Latin America ~ Ernesto Espinola and Maria Nieves Rico; Changes in child poverty and deprivation in Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia at the end of the 20th century ~ Shailen Nandy; Part 4: Evidence base implications for policy Utopia calling: Eradicating child poverty in the United Kingdom and beyond ~ Ruth Levitas; Continuity and change in poor children's lives: evidence from Young Lives ~ Jo Boyden, Abby Hardgrove and Caroline Knowles; Policy implications of multidimensional poverty measurement in Morocco ~ Hicham Ait Mansour; Making policies work for children living in poverty: reflections from the Global Study on Child Poverty and Disparities ~ Gaspa Fajth, Sharmila Kurukulasuriya and Solrun Engilbertsdottir; Investment in social security: a possible UN model for child benefit ~ Peter Townsend; Conclusions ~ Shailen Nandy and Alberto Minujin.
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Bristol University Press Equality and diversity: Value incommensurability
Book SynopsisAvailable Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This important book explores the values of equality and diversity as promoted across liberal societies, drawing on various traditions of political and social philosophy, including liberal egalitarianism, existentialism, and elements of post-modernism and post-structuralism. These philosophies are applied to policy and practice debates, especially concerning disability issues, but also relating to gender and multiculturalism. It will be of interest to academics and postgraduate students across a range of social studies disciplines.Trade Review"This is a deeply thoughtful book that will be of particular interest to academics and postgraduate students, and to health and social care practitioners." CNWL NHS Foundation Trust newsletterTable of ContentsEquality, diversity and radical politics; Value incommensurability; Empathic imagination and its limits; Critiquing compassion-based social relations; Egalitarianism, disability and monistic ideals; Equality, identity and disability; Paradox and the limits of reason.
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Bristol University Press Down and out: Poverty and exclusion in Australia
Book SynopsisThis landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Drawing on the author's extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners, it explains the limitations of existing approaches and presents new findings that build on the insights of disadvantaged Australians and views about the essentials of life, providing the basis for a new deprivation-based poverty measure.Trade Review"This book moves us beyond the study of poverty using conventional income measures and introduces a range of other ways of studying poverty, deprivation and exclusion. The ideas and applications have lessons for all those involved in research on poverty and living standards." Jonathan Bradshaw, Professor of Social Policy, University of YorkTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: Poverty: Poverty as low income; Beyond low income: Economic resources and poverty; Experiencing poverty: The voices of poverty and disadvantage; Part two: Deprivation: Identifying the essentials of life; Measuring deprivation; A new poverty measure; Part three: Exclusion: Defining social exclusion and the social inclusion agenda; Indicators of exclusion; Part four: Implications: Implications for research and policy.
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Bristol University Press Down and out: Poverty and exclusion in Australia
Book SynopsisThis landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Drawing on the author's extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners, it explains the limitations of existing approaches and presents new findings that build on the insights of disadvantaged Australians and views about the essentials of life, providing the basis for a new deprivation-based poverty measure.Trade Review"This book moves us beyond the study of poverty using conventional income measures and introduces a range of other ways of studying poverty, deprivation and exclusion. The ideas and applications have lessons for all those involved in research on poverty and living standards." Jonathan Bradshaw, Professor of Social Policy, University of YorkTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: Poverty: Poverty as low income; Beyond low income: Economic resources and poverty; Experiencing poverty: The voices of poverty and disadvantage; Part two: Deprivation: Identifying the essentials of life; Measuring deprivation; A new poverty measure; Part three: Exclusion: Defining social exclusion and the social inclusion agenda; Indicators of exclusion; Part four: Implications: Implications for research and policy.
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Policy Press Migrants and Their Money: Surviving Financial
Book SynopsisThis original and topical book tells the untold stories of migrants' experiences of, and responses to, financial exclusion in London. Breaking important new ground, it offers an insight into migrants' lives which is often overlooked, yet is increasingly vital for their broader integration into advanced financialised societies. Adopting a holistic focus, Migrants and their Money investigates migrants' complex financial lives which extend far beyond remittance sending, exploring their banking, saving, credit and debt related practices. It highlights how migrants negotiate the complex financial landscape they encounter and the diverse formal and informal ways in which they manage their money in the financial capital of the world. Drawing upon a rich evidence base, this book will be of particular interest to academics, local authorities, policy makers and the financial services industry.Trade Review“The book will be required reading for both academics and policy makers ... and it should provide an admirable model for other researchers wanting to undertake comparative analyses.” International Migration Review"a thorough and comprehensive consideration of one aspect of what to most academics and researchers are the subterranean lives of migrant workers...it's rich in data on the everyday survival of migrant workers...Datta's book and the research on which it is based are both incredibly 'rigorous' and comprehensive" James Grayson, Independent Researcher"In a research field usually populated by financial centres and elite intermediaries, here at last is a much needed analysis of the financial lives and geographies of low paid migrants in London." Jane Pollard, University of NewcastleTable of ContentsMigrants, money and exclusion; Changing financial landscapes: public policy responses to financial exclusion in the UK; Mapping migrants' financial lives in London; Strategising for banking inclusion; Coping with savings and credit exclusion: alternative practices of reciprocity and trust; Transnational money: the formalisation of migrant remittances; Looking forward: from exclusion to inclusion and back? .
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Policy Press Benchmarking Muslim Well-Being in Europe:
Book SynopsisThis highly topical book aims to undermine unsubstantiated myths by examining Muslim integration in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, states which dominate the debate on minority integration and the practice of Muslim religious traditions. These nations have a range of alternative relationships between religion and the state, as well as strategies for coordinating individuals' ethnic and state identities. Using the European Parliament's benchmarking guidelines, surveys and other non-official data, the authors find that in some areas Muslims are in fact more integrated than popularly assumed and suggest that, instead of failing to integrate, Muslims find their access to integration blocked in ways that reduce their life chances in the societies in which they are now permanent residents. The book will have an impact on research and policy especially with the commencement of the EU-wide integration benchmarking effort and will be an excellent resource for researchers, academics and policy makers.Trade Review"A timely, accessible and well-documented study about the well-being of European Muslims." Journal of Muslims in Europe"It is a landmark publication in my eyes and very welcome analysis." Mark J. Miller, University of Delaware"Benchmarking Muslim well-being in Europe offers hard statistical evidence showing that xenophobes who accuse European Muslims of refusing to integrate are blaming the victims. This authoritative study demonstrates convincingly that Muslims do want to join mainstream society but are often rejected by their non-Muslim fellow citizens. Every political leader and journalist in Europe should read this book." Joel Fetzer, Pepperdine University"Jackson and Doerschler argue that an evidence (rather than an anecdotal) approach to Muslim-specific immigration policy is necessary if states are to address the underlying feelings of insecurity and discrimination." Contemporary SociologyTable of ContentsBenchmarking the Well-Being of European Muslims; State Involvement in Muslim Well-Being; European Muslims' Confidence in the Justice System; Muslims in European Politics: Support for Democracy and Trust in the Political System; Muslims' Experiences of Discrimination in Public Institutions; The General Well-Being of Muslims in Europe; Reducing Disparities and Polarizations in Europe.
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Policy Press Poverty and Insecurity: Life in Low-Pay, No-Pay
Book SynopsisWinner of the British Academy Peter Townsend Prize for 2013 How do men and women get by in times and places where opportunities for standard employment have drastically reduced? Are we witnessing the growth of a new class, the 'Precariat', where people exist without predictability or security in their lives? What effects do flexible and insecure forms of work have on material and psychological well-being? This book is the first of its kind to examine the relationship between social exclusion, poverty and the labour market. It challenges long-standing and dominant myths about ‘the workless’ and ‘the poor’, by exploring close-up the lived realities of life in low-pay, no-pay Britain. Work may be ‘the best route out of poverty’ sometimes but for many people getting a job can be just a turn in the cycle of recurrent poverty – and of long-term churning between low-skilled ‘poor work’ and unemployment. Based on unique qualitative, life-history research with a 'hard-to-reach group' of younger and older people, men and women, the book shows how poverty and insecurity have now become the defining features of working life for many.Trade Review“Based on unique qualitative, life-history research with a `hard-to-reach group’ of younger and older people, men and women, the book shows how poverty and insecurity have now become the defining features of working life for many. An illuminating read” – London School of Economics Review of Books"Its inestimable value is to give a much needed voice to the poor and in doing so begin to challenge the 'old libel' that informs much contemporary policy making." People, Place and Policy"This book is about one important part of the growing precariat, those who have fallen out of old working-class communities. It should make people sad and angry. It is a great corrective to the utilitarian bias exhibited by mainstream politicians. It should be widely read." Professor Guy Standing, author of The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class"The book achieves its aims of providing a thorough insight into life at the foot of the contemporary labour market in a way that is sensitive and empathetic ... This is a good quality publication produced by a research team who between them have done much to increase understanding of the realities of working-class life." Dr David M. Smith, Canterbury Christ Church UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Precarious work, welfare and poverty; Researching the low-pay, no-pay cycle; The low-pay, no-pay cycle: the perspectives and practices of employers and ‘welfare to work’ agencies; The low-pay, no-pay cycle: its pattern and people’s commitment to work; Searching for jobs: qualifications, support for the workless and the good and bad of informal social networks; Poor work: insecurity and churning in deindustrialised labour markets; ‘The ties that bind’: ill-health and caring and their impact on the low-pay, no-pay cycle; Poverty and social insecurity; Conclusions.
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Policy Press Poverty and Insecurity: Life in Low-Pay, No-Pay
Book SynopsisWinner of the British Academy Peter Townsend Prize for 2013 How do men and women get by in times and places where opportunities for standard employment have drastically reduced? Are we witnessing the growth of a new class, the 'Precariat', where people exist without predictability or security in their lives? What effects do flexible and insecure forms of work have on material and psychological well-being? This book is the first of its kind to examine the relationship between social exclusion, poverty and the labour market. It challenges long-standing and dominant myths about ‘the workless’ and ‘the poor’, by exploring close-up the lived realities of life in low-pay, no-pay Britain. Work may be ‘the best route out of poverty’ sometimes but for many people getting a job can be just a turn in the cycle of recurrent poverty – and of long-term churning between low-skilled ‘poor work’ and unemployment. Based on unique qualitative, life-history research with a 'hard-to-reach group' of younger and older people, men and women, the book shows how poverty and insecurity have now become the defining features of working life for many.Trade Review“Based on unique qualitative, life-history research with a `hard-to-reach group’ of younger and older people, men and women, the book shows how poverty and insecurity have now become the defining features of working life for many. An illuminating read” – London School of Economics Review of Books"Its inestimable value is to give a much needed voice to the poor and in doing so begin to challenge the 'old libel' that informs much contemporary policy making." People, Place and Policy"This book is about one important part of the growing precariat, those who have fallen out of old working-class communities. It should make people sad and angry. It is a great corrective to the utilitarian bias exhibited by mainstream politicians. It should be widely read." Professor Guy Standing, author of The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class"The book achieves its aims of providing a thorough insight into life at the foot of the contemporary labour market in a way that is sensitive and empathetic ... This is a good quality publication produced by a research team who between them have done much to increase understanding of the realities of working-class life." Dr David M. Smith, Canterbury Christ Church UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Precarious work, welfare and poverty; Researching the low-pay, no-pay cycle; The low-pay, no-pay cycle: the perspectives and practices of employers and ‘welfare to work’ agencies; The low-pay, no-pay cycle: its pattern and people’s commitment to work; Searching for jobs: qualifications, support for the workless and the good and bad of informal social networks; Poor work: insecurity and churning in deindustrialised labour markets; ‘The ties that bind’: ill-health and caring and their impact on the low-pay, no-pay cycle; Poverty and social insecurity; Conclusions.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century: New
Book SynopsisBoth women and men strive to achieve a work and family balance, but does this imply more or less equality? Does the persistence of gender and class inequalities refute the notion that lives are becoming more individualised? Leading international authorities document how gender inequalities are changing and how many inequalities of earlier eras are being eradicated. However, this book shows there are new barriers and constraints that are slowing progress in attaining a more egalitarian society. Taking the new global economy into account, the expert contributors to this book examine the conflicts between different types of feminisms, revise old debates about ?equality? and ?difference? in the gendered nature of work and care, and propose new and innovative policy solutions.This path-breaking book makes essential reading for all those interested in the intersections of class, family and employment in the 21st century. Students and researchers of sociology, gender studies and social policy, as well as practitioners and policy-makers interested in work?family balance, will find this book invaluable.Trade Review‘This authoritative book, which brings together chapters by many of the leading experts on the topic, documents the new barriers and continuing constraints that still stand in the way of gender equality. It is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the persisting inequalities of gender and class in work and family life.’ -- Jan Pahl, University of Kent, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: What’s New About Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century? Jacqueline Scott, Rosemary Crompton and Clare Lyonette PART I: FAMILY AND LABOUR MARKET CHANGE 1. Becoming Adult: The Persisting Importance of Class and Gender Ingrid Schoon 2. Class Reproduction, Occupational Inheritance and Occupational Choices Fiona Devine 3. Ethnic Differences in Women’s Economic Activity: A Focus on Pakistani and Bangladeshi Women Angela Dale and Sameera Ahmed PART II: OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURES AND WELFARE REGIMES 4. Gender and the Post-industrial Shift Janette Webb 5. Penalties of Part-time Work Across Europe Tracey Warren 6. Feminising Professions in Britain and France: How Countries Differ Nicky Le Feuvre PART III: THE CHALLENGE OF INTEGRATING FAMILY AND WORK 7. Gender Segregation and Bargaining in Domestic Labour: Evidence from Longitudinal Time-use Data Man Yee Kan and Jonathan Gershuny 8. Family, Class and Gender ‘Strategies’ in Mothers’ Employment and Childcare Rosemary Crompton and Clare Lyonette 9. Perceptions of Quality of Life: Gender Differences Across the Life Course Jacqueline Scott, Anke C. Plagnol and Jane Nolan PART IV: UNDERSTANDING INEQUALITIES 10. Within-Household Inequalities Across Classes? Management and Control of Money Fran Bennett, Jerome De Henau and Sirin Sung 11. Restructuring Gender Relations: Women’s Labour Market Participation and Earnings Inequality Among Households Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund and Arne Mastekaasa PART V: CONFRONTING COMPLEXITY 12. Feminist Policies and Feminist Conflicts: Daddy’s Care or Mother’s Milk? Anne Lise Ellingsæter 13. A Mysterious Commodity: Capitalism and Femininity Mary Evans Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ECONOMICS AND DISCRIMINATION
Book SynopsisThis two volume set consists of the most significant theoretical and empirical writings on economic discrimination based upon race, gender and ethnicity with an international emphasis. Economics and Discrimination is an essential reference for scholars interested in the analysis of economic inequality between ascriptively differentiated groups. The work of economists spanning the ideological spectrum from John Roemer to Thomas Sowell is represented in the pages of this important title.Trade Review'It is an essential reference for anyone working in this area, bringing together the seminal articles in the field as well as some lesser known, but no less important writings.' -- Jennifer Roberts, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsCONTENTS PART I RACIAL AND SEXUAL INEQUALITY IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THE ECONOMICS PROFESSION 1. Mark Aldrich (1979), ‘Progressive Economists and Scientific Racism: Walter Willcox and Black Americans, 1895-1910’ 2. Robert Cherry (1976), ‘Racial Thought and the Early Economics Profession’ 3. Francis A. Walker (1881), ‘The Colored Race in the United States’ 4. Frederick L. Hoffman (1892), ‘Vital Statistics of the Negro’ 5. M. V. Ball (1894), ‘The Mortality of the Negro’ 6. Frederic L. Hoffman (19895), ‘The Negro in the West Indies’ 7. Alfred Holt Stone (1969), ‘A Plantation Experiment’ 8. Katharine Coman (1904), ‘The Negro as a Peasant Farmer’ 9. Millicent G. Fawcett (1918), ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’ 10. Gunnar Myrdal (1944), ‘Facets of the Negro Problem’ 11. Gunnar Myrdal (194), ‘The Mechanics of Economic Discrimination as a Practical Problem’ 12. Oliver Cromwell Cox (1970), ‘An American Dilemma: A Mystical Approach to the Study of Race Relations’ PART II NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS AND THE THEORY OF DISCRIMINATION 13. Gary S. Becker (1957), ‘The Forces Determining Discrimination in the Market Place’ 14. Gary S. Becker (1957), ‘Market Discrimination’ 15. Anne O. Krueger (1963), ‘The Economics of Discrimination’ 16. Barbara R. Bergmann (1971), ‘The Effect on White Incomes of Discrimination in Employment’ 17. Lester C. Thurow (1975), ‘Discrimination and Theories of Incomes,e Determination’ 18. Lester Thurow (1969), ‘Poverty and Discrimination’ 19. Kenneth J. Arrow (1972), ‘Some Mathematical Models of Race Discrimination in the Labor Marker’ 20. Edmund S. Phelps (1972), ‘The Statistical Theory of Racism and Sexism’ 21. Richard B. Freeman (1973), ‘Decline of Labor Maker Discrimination and Economic Analysis’ 22. Joseph E. Stiglitz (1973), ‘Approached to the Economics of Discrimination’ 23. David H. Swinton (1978), ‘A Labor Force Competition Model of Racial Discrimination in the Labor Market’ 24. Lawrence M. Kahn (1991), ‘Customer Discrimination and Affirmative Action’ PART III CRITIQUES AND ASSESSMENTS OF THE NEOCLASSICAL APPROACH TO DISCRIMINATION 25. Thomas Sowell (1971), ‘Economics and Black People’ 26. Christopher J. Ruhm (1988), ‘When “Equal Opportunity” Is Not Enough: Training Costs and Intergenerational Inequality’ 27. William Darity, Jr. (1975), ‘Economic Theory and Racial Economic Inequality’ 28. Francine D. Blau and Carol L. Jusenius (1976), ‘Economists’ Approached to Sec Segregation in the Labor Marker: An Appraisal’ 29. Paula England (1984), ‘Wage Appreciation and Depreciation: A Test of Neoclassical Economic Explanations of Occupational Sex Segregation’ 30. William A. Darity, Jr. (1982), ‘The Human Capital Approach to Black-White Earnings Inequality: Some Unsettled Questions’ 31. Steven Shulman (1989), ‘A Critique of the Declining Discrimination Hypothesis’ PART V COMPETITION, CULTURE AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO THE ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION 32. Patrick L. Mason (1992), ‘The Divide-and-Conquer and Employer/employee Models of Discrimination: Neoclassical Competition as a Familial Defect’ 33. William A> Darity, Jr. and Rhonda M. Williams (1985), ‘Peddlers Forever?: Culture, Competition, and Discrimination’ 34. Rhonda M. Williams (1987), ‘Capital, Competition, and Discrimination: A Reconsideration of Racial Earnings Inequality’ 35. William Darity, Jr. (1989), ‘What’s Left of the Economic Theory of Discrimination?’ VOLUME II PART I INDIRECT TESTS OF THE PRESENCE OF ECONOMIC DISCRIMINATION 1. Ronald Oaxaca (1973), ‘Male-Female Wage Differentials in Urban Labor Markets’ 2. Alan S. Blinder (1973), ‘Wage Discrimination: Reduced Form and Structural Estimates’ 3. Alan S. Blinder (1974), ‘The Decomposition of Inequality’ 4. Francine D. Blau and Marianne A. Ferber (1987), ‘Discrimination: Empirical Evidence from the United States’ 5. Bennett Harrison (1972), ‘Education and Underemployment in the Urban Ghetto’ 6. George J. Borjas (1983), ‘The Substitutability of Black, Hispanic, and White Labor’ 7. Michael Firth (1981), ‘Racial Discrimination in the British Labor Market’ 8. J. B. Knight and M. D. McGrath (1977), ‘An Analysis of Racial Wage Discrimination in South Africa’ 9. J. B. Knight and R. H. Sabot (1982), ‘Labor Market Discrimination in a Poor Urban Economy’ 10. Biswajit Banerjee and J. B. Knight (1985), ‘Caste Discrimination in the Indian Urban Labor Market’ 11. Reynolds Farley (1990), ‘Blacks, Hispanics, and White Ethnic Groups: Are Blacks Uniquely Disadvantaged?’ 12. James P. Smith (1984), ‘Race and Human Capital’ 13. Dave M. O’Neill (1970), ‘The Effect of Discrimination on Earnings: Evidence from Military Test Score Results’ 14. June O’Neill (1990), ‘The Role of Human Capital in Earnings Differences Between Black and White Men’ 15. Jeremiah Cotton (1988), ‘On the Decomposition of Wage Differentials’ PART II DIRECT TESTS OF THE PRESENCE OF ECONOMIC DISCRIMINATION 16. Roger Jowell and Patricia Prescott-Clarke (1970), ‘Racial Discrimination and White-collar Workers in Britain’ 17.Neil McIntosh and David J. Smith (1974), ‘The Extent of Racial Discrimination’ 18. John Yinger (1986), ‘Measuring Racial Discrimination with Fair Housing Audits: Caught in the Act’ 19. Peter A. Riach and Judith Rich (1991-2), ‘Measuring Discrimination by Direct Experimental Methods: Seeking Gunsmoke’ 20. Ronald B. Mincy (1993), ‘The Urban Institute Audit Studies: Their Research and Policy Context’ 21. Michael Fix, George C. Galster and Raymond J. Struyk (1993), ‘An Overview of Auditing for Discrimination’ PART III IDENTIFYING WINNERS AND LOSERS FROM DISCRIMINATION 22. John E. Roemer (1979), ‘Divide and Conquer: Microfoundations of a Marxian Theory of Wage Discrimination’ 23. Michael Reich (1981), ‘White Workers are hurt by Racism: Econometric Evidence’ 24. Steven Shulman (1990), ‘Racial Inequality and White Employment: An Interpretation and Test of the Bargaining Power Hypothesis’ PART IV ASSESSING ANTIDISCRIMINATION MEASURES 25. S. Dex and P. J. Sloane (1988), ‘Detecting and Removing Discrimination Under Equal Opportunities Policies’ 26. Augustin Kwasi Fosu (1992), ‘Occupational Mobility of Black Women, 1958-1981: The Impact of Post-1964 Antidiscrimination Measures’ 27. Charles Brown (1984), ‘Black-White Earnings Ratios Since the Civil Rights Act of 1964: The Importance of Labor market Dropouts’ 28. Jonathan S. Leonard (1984), ‘Employment and Occupational Advance Under Affirmative Action’ 29. James J. Heckman and Brook S. Payner (1989), ‘Determining the Impact of Federal Status of Blacks: A Study of South Carolina’ 30. Jomo K. S. and Ishak Shari (1986), ‘Development Policies and Income Inequality in Peninsular Malaysia’
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd RACISM, ETHNICITY AND POLITICS IN CONTEMPORARY
Book SynopsisIssues of race and ethnicity in Europe have been brought to the fore by the recent electoral successes of extreme right-wing parties, while immigration and refugee policies are exposing deep uncertainties across the political spectrum. The politicization of 'race', ethnicity and immigration is a key feature of contemporary European society. In this important new volume, leading specialists explore the political mediation of racism across western Europe, examining its causes, character and consequences. Racism, Ethnicity and Politics in Contemporary Europe includes an overview of contemporary racism, investigations into its socio-economic and ideological roots, analyses of its role in party politics and studies of multilateral and non-governmental initiatives designed to promote anti-racism. The contributors provide case studies of Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy. They consider both the experience of racism in specific countries and common issues thrown up by the resurgence of racism at a time of profound socio-economic restructuring and political uncertainty. The rich insights offered by this book will be of interest to students and scholars active in many disciplines ranging from politics and sociology to discourse analysis and social psychology.Trade Review'. . . any student who is interested in the topic of making a study of the issue may well find much of value within its pages and so much food for thought.' -- Talking PoliticsTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Overview Part II: Contexts of Racism Part III: The Political Discourse of Racism Part IV: Public Policy Initiatives Part V: The Discourse of Anti-Racism and Citizenship Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd persistent disparity: Race and Economic
Book SynopsisPersistent Disparity provides a comprehensive examination of the magnitude and scope of racial economic disparity in the United States. The authors directly assess the extent of black economic progress in the US since World War II and address the controversy of whether the racial income gap is closing or widening as America approaches the 21st century. Darity and Myers explicitly make the connection between what the theory of racial inequality espouses and corresponding policy recommendations for remedying such disparity such as affirmative action and reparations. The authors challenge the cultural-genetic explanation and advance a new theoretical explanation that incorporates a more expansive characterization of the nature and role of discrimination. They also conclude that conventional anti-discrimination efforts are unlikely to be sufficient to close the gap.This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in US social and economic history, political economy, African-American studies, and public policy.Trade Review'. . . the authors raise serious questions that often are not dealt with much in the mainstream economics literature. . . . Persistent Disparity is an interesting book with a provocative thesis that challenges conventional thinking. . .'/Table of ContentsContents: 1. The Widening Gap – Increasing Interracial and Intraracial Inequality 2. General Inequality in American Society and the Widening of the Gap within Races 3. Inequality and the Widening Gap between the Races 4. Education and Earnings Inequality among Family Heads 5. Family Structure, Labour Force Participation and Earnings Inequality 6. Forecasts and Prospects 7. Remedies for Racial Economic Inequality 8. Conclusions and Policy Directions
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Policy Press Beyond the threshold: The measurement and
Book SynopsisThis collection of work has been produced as a result of a major 1994 UK seminar on the measurement and analysis of social exclusion, sponsored by the European Commission and the UK Department of Social Security. There are contributions from a wide range of academics with varying backgrounds. Three main concerns are targeted: the conceptualisation of social exclusion; the measurement of social exclusion; the indicators for monitoring the effectiveness of policies for combating social exclusion. · · This book provides an invaluable review of the literature available and presents major new thinking in terms of theory, understanding and data analysis. It will be important reading for students, researchers and policy makers working in this field.Trade Review"The book marks an important attempt to shift focus and break with tradition. It is excellent in synthesising past research and debate." SociologyTable of ContentsContents: Poverty and social exclusion: the new European agenda for policy and research ~ Graham Room; Social exclusion in Europe: policy context and analytical framework ~ Jos Berghman; In what sense is poverty multidimensional? ~ Brendan J. Whelan and Christopher T. Whelan; The spiral of precariousness: a multidimensional approach to the process of social disqualification in France ~ Serge Paugam; Between survey and social services analysis: an inquiry 'on two lines and three levels' ~ Francesca Zajczyk; The dynamics of poverty and social exclusion ~ Robert Walker; 'What a difference a day makes': the significance for social policy of the duration of social assistance receipt ~ Petra Buhr and Stephan Leibfried; Social exclusion and spatial stress: the connections ~ Hans Kristensen; Measuring socioeconomic differences within areas: a French analysis ~ Isa Aldeghi; Measuring socioeconomic disintegration at the local level in Europe: an analytical framework ~ Frank Moulaert; The development of the 1991 Local Deprivation Index ~ Brian Robson, Michael Bradford and Rachel Tye; Public attitudes to social exclusion: some problems of measurement and analysis ~ Peter Golding; Conclusions ~ Graham Room.
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Policy Press Homelessness: Exploring the new terrain
Book SynopsisThe issue of homelessness has become extremely important in policy debates during the 1990s. Yet analysis that links the phenomenon of homelessness to wider debates about the changing social and economic environment remains relatively underdeveloped. This important new book brings together contemporary theoretical debates and original empirical research in order to explore the nature, experience and impact of social change in the new 'landscape of precariousness', in which new sets of risks and uncertainties have emerged. It adopts a multi-disciplinary approach, which is essential in developing a more subtle understanding of both the complex processes leading to, and the experience of, homelessness. Central to contemporary theory and practice is the enhancement of our understanding of how homelessness, disadvantage and social exclusion impact differently on various social groups. Homelessness provides a strong contribution to the academic debate, and is essential reading for students and researchers in a range of subject areas, including housing studies, social policy, socio-legal studies and public administration.Trade ReviewThis book offers a collection of interesting, diverse and up-to-date papers on the changing nature of homelessness in the UK and elsewhere. It will certainly become a key text for the foreseeable future. Housing Studies.Will become essential reading for everybody who is concerned about the problems of homelessness and wants to understand those problems better.This book will undoubtedly contribute to the development of both theory and practice around homelessness.Table of ContentsContents: Exploring the new terrain ~ Alex Marsh and Patricia Kennett; The new landscape of precariousness ~ Ray Forrest; Homelessness, citizenship and social exclusion ~ Patricia Kennett; Homelessness in rural areas: an invisible issue? ~ Paul Cloke, Paul Milbourne and Rebekah Widdowfield; A home is where the heart is: engendering notions of homelessness ~ Sophie Watson; Theorising homelessness and 'race' ~ Malcolm Harrison; The criminalisation of homelessness, begging and street living ~ Gary Fooks and Christina Pantazis; The homelessness legislation as a vehicle for marginalisation: making an example out of the paedophile ~ David Cowan and Rose Gilroy; Old and homeless: a double jeopardy ~ Derek Hawes; Homelessness in Russia: the scope of the problem and the remedies in place ~ Yana Beigulenko; Implementing 'joined-up thinking': multiagency services for single homeless people in Bristol ~ Jenny Pannell and Siân Parry; Models of resettlement for the homeless in the European Union ~ Brian Harvey.
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Policy Press Homelessness: Exploring the new terrain
Book SynopsisThe issue of homelessness has become extremely important in policy debates during the 1990s. Yet analysis that links the phenomenon of homelessness to wider debates about the changing social and economic environment remains relatively underdeveloped. This important new book brings together contemporary theoretical debates and original empirical research in order to explore the nature, experience and impact of social change in the new 'landscape of precariousness', in which new sets of risks and uncertainties have emerged. It adopts a multi-disciplinary approach, which is essential in developing a more subtle understanding of both the complex processes leading to, and the experience of, homelessness. Central to contemporary theory and practice is the enhancement of our understanding of how homelessness, disadvantage and social exclusion impact differently on various social groups. Homelessness provides a strong contribution to the academic debate, and is essential reading for students and researchers in a range of subject areas, including housing studies, social policy, socio-legal studies and public administration.Trade ReviewThis book offers a collection of interesting, diverse and up-to-date papers on the changing nature of homelessness in the UK and elsewhere. It will certainly become a key text for the foreseeable future. Housing Studies.This book will undoubtedly contribute to the development of both theory and practice around homelessness.Will become essential reading for everybody who is concerned about the problems of homelessness and wants to understand those problems better.Table of ContentsContents: Exploring the new terrain ~ Alex Marsh and Patricia Kennett; The new landscape of precariousness ~ Ray Forrest; Homelessness, citizenship and social exclusion ~ Patricia Kennett; Homelessness in rural areas: an invisible issue? ~ Paul Cloke, Paul Milbourne and Rebekah Widdowfield; A home is where the heart is: engendering notions of homelessness ~ Sophie Watson; Theorising homelessness and 'race' ~ Malcolm Harrison; The criminalisation of homelessness, begging and street living ~ Gary Fooks and Christina Pantazis; The homelessness legislation as a vehicle for marginalisation: making an example out of the paedophile ~ David Cowan and Rose Gilroy; Old and homeless: a double jeopardy ~ Derek Hawes; Homelessness in Russia: the scope of the problem and the remedies in place ~ Yana Beigulenko; Implementing 'joined-up thinking': multiagency services for single homeless people in Bristol ~ Jenny Pannell and Siân Parry; Models of resettlement for the homeless in the European Union ~ Brian Harvey.
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Policy Press Services for homeless people: Innovation and
Book SynopsisThe significant feature of homelessness in Europe over the past 25 years has been its persistence. Traditional policies have increasingly been found wanting in the light of the changed economic and demographic circumstances of the last quarter of the 20th century. A reappraisal of the nature of European homelessness by academics and practitioners demonstrates the need for the development of innovatory policies and practice that take account of these changed circumstances and explicitly address the current needs of Europe's homeless people. This highly topical report provides a synthesis of reported developments in innovative service provision for homeless people in the member countries of the European Union. Setting their arguments within a context of changing welfare provision and welfare/housing regimes, the authors reappraise the nature of homelessness and its causes, chart the main dimensions of the composition of homeless populations and of policy instruments and examine in detail the nature and diversity of emerging innovative practices in the provision of services to the homeless of Europe. Select examples of innovative services for homeless people are provided in the comprehensive Appendix to the report. The report draws on the 1998 national reports of the 15 correspondents of the European Observatory on Homelessness who conduct research on behalf of FEANTSA (the European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless). It provides a genuinely comprehensive coverage of EU member states and should stimulate debate regarding housing policy issues across Europe and encourage transnational cooperation between non-governmental organisations as well as act as a stimulus for further research. In bringing together a wealth of material on policy and practice throughout Europe the report adds considerably to our knowledge of the dynamics of European homelessness and housing policy. Services for homeless people is therefore important reading for academics across Europe, practitioners in non-governmental organisations dealing with the homeless, housing agencies and government departments, and students of comparative housing studies. The research of the European Observatory on Homelessness is supported financially by DG V of the European Commission.Trade Review"The report makes for interesting reading, reminding us of the extent of homelessness across the European Union, an awareness easily lost when considering UK-based problems. Recent publications which provide an overview of the homelessness literature (Fitzpatrick et al., 2000; Klinker et al.,2000) are timely and remind us of the thousands of unfulfilled recommendations washing around the system. Services for homeless people provides an accessible quide to current and emerging provision in the European Union." Housing Studies."The authors have produced a thorough synthesis of the available material, containing a wealth of information on policy and practice throughout Europe ... This volume makes a significant contribution to the comparative analysis of homelessness." Urban Studies"... a very well written and accessible report, which manages to achieve both scholarly rigour in its conceptual framework ... and a high degree of practical application in its later chapters.... It should ... be required reading for anyone seeking to develop new approaches to meeting the needs of homeless people in Europe and beyond." Journal of Housing and the Built Environment"... a very well written and accessible report ... required reading for anyone seeking to develop new approaches to meeting the needs of homeless people in Europe and beyond." Journal of Housing and the Built EnvironmentTable of ContentsIntroduction; Welfare, housing and social exclusion: a contextual framework; Context of service provision; Innovative services for the homeless; Services for the homeless: strategic innovation; Services for the homeless; organisational innovation; Services for the homeless: operational innovation; Conclusion.
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Policy Press Poverty, inequality and health in Britain:
Book SynopsisInequalities in health, in terms of both empirical evidence and policies to tackle their reduction, are currently high on the research and political agendas. This reader provides two centuries of historical context to the current debate. Poverty, inequality and health in Britain: 1800-2000 presents extracts from classic texts on the subject of poverty, inequality and health in Britain. For the first time, these key resources are presented in a single volume. Each extract is accompanied by information about the author, and an introduction by the editors draws together themes of change and continuity over two hundred years. Some extracts present empirical evidence of the relationship of poverty and health, while others describe the gritty reality of the everyday struggles of the poor. This book will be of interest to students, researchers, academics and policy makers working in a range of disciplines: the social sciences, historical studies and health. It will also be of interest to all those concerned with tackling health inequalities and social justice generally. Studies in poverty, inequality and social exclusion series Series Editor: David Gordon, Director, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research. Poverty, inequality and social exclusion remain the most fundamental problems that humanity faces in the 21st century. This exciting series, published in association with the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research at the University of Bristol, aims to make cutting-edge poverty related research more widely available. For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.Trade Review"The editors of this volume are to be congratulated on the quality of the selections from classics texts on poverty, inequality and health in Britain during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries." International Journal of Epidemiology"... a convenient source for those studying social history." Journal of Social Policy "... a handy course guide for classes in the history of public health and urban studies." Bulletin History of Medicine"This book is an invaluable reference for academics and students, working in a variety of disciplines, who are interested in health inequalities." Ian Rees Jones, Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School"This is an excellent collection of the most influential scholarly British work in this field. The introduction and timeline provide a helpful overview of the subject." Alison McCallum, Department of Public Health, University of HelsinkiTable of ContentsIntroduction; Further reading; Timeline; Extracts from: Thomas Clarkson's An essay on the impolicy of the African slave trade (1788) and An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species, particularly the African (1785, 1817); Thomas Malthus' An essay on the principle of population (1798, 1985); Factory Inquiry Commission Report (1833); William Farr's Vital statistics: A memorial volume (1837, 1885, 1975); Edwin Chadwick's Report on the sanitary conditions of the labouring population of Gt Britain (1842, 1965); Friedrich Engels' The condition of the working class in England (1845, 1987); Henry Mayhew's London labour and the London poor (1851-52); Karl Marx's Inaugural address of the International Working Men's Association (1864, 1992); Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree's Poverty: A study of town life (1901, 1971); Charles Booth's On the city: Physical pattern and social structure (1902-3, 1967); Maud Pember Reeves' Round about a pound a week (1913, 1988); Robert Tressell's The ragged trousered philanthropists (1914, 1955); Edgar L. Collis and Major Greenwood's The health of the industrial worker (1921); Frank W. White's 'Natural and social selection: a "Blue-Book" analysis' (1928); George C.M. M'Gonigle and J. Kirby's Poverty and public health (1936); John Boyd Orr's Food, health and income (1936, 1937); Wal Hannington's The problem of distressed areas (1937); Margery Spring Rice's Working-class wives: Their health and conditions (1939); William Beveridge's Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942); Richard Titmuss' Birth, poverty and wealth (1943); J.N. Morris' Health (1944); John Hewetson's Ill-health, poverty and the state (1946); Aneurin Bevan's In place of fear (1947); Brian Abel-Smith and Peter Townsend's The poor and the poorest (1965); Robert Roberts' The classic slum: Salford life in the first quarter of the century (1971); Julian Tudor Hart's 'The inverse care law' (1971); Inequalities in health: Report of a Research Working Group chaired by Sir Douglas Black (The Black Report) (1980); Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health (The Acheson Report) (1998).
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Policy Press Child well-being, child poverty and child policy in modern nations: What do we know?
Book SynopsisChild poverty and the well-being of children is an important policy issue throughout the industrialised world. Some 47 million children in 'rich' countries live in families so poor that their health and well-being are at risk. The main themes addressed are: · the extent and trend of child poverty in industrialised nations; · outcomes for children - for example, the relationship between childhood experiences and children's health; · country studies and emerging issues; · child and family policies. All the contributions underline the urgent need for a comprehensive policy to reduce child poverty rates and to improve the well-being of children. Findings are clearly presented and key focus points identified for policy makers to consider.Trade Review"... the breadth and scope of this collection is astonishing." Local Government Studies"... as a starting point for prompting or acting as an introduction to different ways of thinking about child poverty and its consequences this volume has much to offer." Children, Youth and Environment"This volume assembles some of the world's greatest experts on child poverty and welfare. Comparative in scope, it provides us with a truly comprehensive, rigorous, and up to date treatment of all the major issues. This book is an absolute must for academics as well as policy makers - by far the best available today." Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, SpainTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: ending child poverty in industrialised nations ~ Koen Vleminckx (Belgium) and Timothy M. Smeeding (USA); Part 1: The extent and trend of child poverty in industrialised nations: Child poverty across the industrialised world: evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study ~ Bruce Bradbury (Australia) and Markus Jäntti (Finland); Poverty across states, nations, and continents ~ Lee Rainwater (USA), Timothy M. Smeeding (USA) and John Coder (Luxembourg); Part 2: Outcomes for children: Values, policies and the well-being of young children: a comparison of Canada, Norway and the United States ~ Shelley Phipps (Canada); Child well-being in the EU - and enlargement to the east ~ John Micklewright (Italy) and Kitty Stewart (Italy); The relationship between childhood experiences, subsequent educational attainment and adult labour market performance ~ Paul Gregg (UK) and Stephen Machin (UK); The impact of poverty on children's school attendance - evidence from West Germany ~ Felix Büchel (Germany), Joachim R. Frick (Germany), Peter Krause (Germany) and Gert G. Wagner (Germany); Inequalities in the use of time by teenagers and young adults ~ Anne H. Gauthier (Canada) and Frank F Furstenberg Jr (USA); Gender inequality in poverty in affluent nations: the role of single motherhood and the state ~ Karen Christopher (USA), Paula England (USA), Sara McLanahan (USA), Katherin Ross(USA) and Timothy M. Smeeding (USA); Part 3: Country studies and emerging issues: From security to uncertainty: the impact of economic change on child welfare in Central Asia ~ Jane Falkingham (UK); The evolution of child poverty in Ireland ~ Brian Nolan (Ireland); Living conditions of immigrant children in Germany ~ Joachim R. Frick (Germany) and Gert G. Wagner (Germany); Who has borne the cost of Britain's children in the 1990s? ~ Hugh Davies (UK) and Heather Joshi (UK); The public and private costs of children in Australia, 1993-94 ~ Richard Percival (Australia) and Ann Harding (Australia); Health and well-being among school-aged children in Europe and North America: the WHO HBSC study ~ Candace Currie (UK); Part 4: Child and family policies: Income inequalities and poverty among children and households with children in selected OECD countries: trends and determinants ~ Howard Oxley (France), Thai-Thanh Dang (France), Michael Förster (Austria) and Michele Pellizzari (France); Reducing child poverty in the European Union: the role of child benefits ~ Herwig Immervoll (UK), Holly Sutherland (UK) and Klaas de Vos (The Netherlands); Public policies that support families with young children: variation across US states ~ Marcia K. Meyers (USA), Janet C. Gornick (USA), Laura R. Peck (USA) and Amanda J. Lockshin (USA); Income transfers and support for mothers' employment: the link to family poverty risks ~ Cristina Solera (Italy); Child support among selected OECD countries: a comparative analysis ~ James Kunz (USA), Patrick Villeneuve (USA) and Irwin Garfinkel (USA); Child and family policies in an era of social policy retrenchment and restructuring ~ Sheila B. Kamerman (USA) and Alfred J. Kahn (USA); General conclusions: what have we learned and where do we go from here? Koen Vleminckx (Belgium) and Timothy M. Smeeding (USA).
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Policy Press Breadline Europe: The measurement of poverty
Book SynopsisSince 1990, the World Bank, most of the other international agencies and an increasing number of governments have committed themselves to the eradication of poverty. But the basis of their work badly needs overhaul and concerted verification. Breadline Europe provides a scientific and international basis for the analysis and reduction of poverty. It demonstrates that there is far more important research into the problem of poverty going on in many countries of Europe than the international agencies and national governments admit or even realise. Knowledge of the major scientific advances in research needs to be spread among other countries within as well as outside Europe. Breadline Europe has been written by a number of leading European poverty researchers and has three main themes: the need for a scientific poverty line: for better definition and measurement of what is the biggest and rapidly growing international social problem; the need for better theories distinguishing between poverty and social exclusion, with the corresponding policies calculated to diminish these problems;the need for better international social policy and for better policy-related analyses of poverty: for more exact analysis of the year-by-year contribution of specific policies to poverty. This is the first book to examine poverty in Europe within the international framework agreed at the 1995 World Summit on Social Development. Breadline Europe provides up-to-date, essential reading for social science undergraduates and postgraduate students. It will also be of considerable interest to policy makers and NGOs with a concern for poverty reduction.Trade Review"The Policy Press is fast carving out a niche for itself in producing up-to-date and accessible material on issues directly and indirectly relevant to policy. This book is exemplary on these counts." Sociology".. Provides rich material for students of poverty.." Community Care - -research mattters."... one of the most authoritative works on poverty." European Journal of Social Security"This is the first intellectually solid charge sheet drawn up against the post-Reagan free market economy in the European Union and, above all, in the post-Communist 'transition' states." Neal Ascherson, The Observer"Breadline Europe will serve as a major reference book for poverty research as well as for the public discourse on poverty policies for years to come." Professor Jürgen Kohl, Institute of Sociology, University of Heidelberg, Germany"... an undeniable contribution to understanding the complexity of poverty, its measurement and relations with inequality and social exclusion ... will be useful for researchers and valuable for students interested in poverty issues." The British Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction: the measurement of poverty in Europe ~ Peter Townsend and David Gordon; Part One: Resolving poverty: the need for a scientific consensus on concept and measurement: The international build up: poverty and the spirit of the time ~ Jacques Baudot; Reducing poverty: the implications of the 1995 Copenhagen Agreement for research on poverty ~ John Langmore; Measuring absolute and overall poverty ~ David Gordon; Absolute and overall poverty: a European history and proposal for measurement ~ David Gordon, Christina Pantazis and Peter Townsend; Women and poverty: a new research methodology ~ Elisabetta Ruspini; Horses for discourses: poverty, purpose and closure in minimum income standards policy ~ John Veit-Wilson; Poverty, inequality and health ~ Björn Halleröd; Part Two: European analysis of poverty and social exclusion: Poverty in Finland and Europe ~ Markku Lindqvist; Poverty and affluence in Ireland: a comparison of income and deprivation approaches to the measurement of poverty ~ Richard Layte, Brian Nolan and Christopher Whelan; Child poverty in comparative perspective ~ Jonathan Bradshaw; Poverty and the poor in Central and Eastern Europe ~ Ludmila Dziewiecka-Bokun; Poverty in Hungary and in Central and Eastern Europe ~ Zsuzsa Ferge; Measurement and definitions of poverty in Russia ~ Simon Clarke; What is social exclusion? ~ Ruth Levitas; Social exclusion: concepts and evidence ~ Tania Burchardt; Trajectories of social exclusion: the wider context for the third and first worlds ~ Graham Room; Conclusion ~ Peter Townsend and David Gordon.
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