Gregg M. Olsen

Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity

A Comparative Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing from a cross-national perspective and a range of comparative vantage points, Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of poverty.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 153mm x 230mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9781487509859
• ISBN-10: 1487509855
• Artikelnr.: 60597737

Autorenporträt

Gregg M. Olsen is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Manitoba.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1.Poverty Matters: Introduction
2. Understanding Poverty: Conceptualizing, Defining, and Measuring Poverty
3. Poverty in Three Anglo Nations: The Dimensions, Character, and Impact of
Poverty
4. Poverty and the Welfare State: Comparative Contrasts
5. Individual-Centred Explanations for Poverty: Biogenetic and Behavioural
Accounts
6. Society-Centred Explanations for Poverty: Systemic and Socio-Political
Accounts
7. What Can Be Done?
References
Index