Poverty & Unemployment

Poverty in Contemporary Economic Thought aims to describe and critically examine how economic thought deals with poverty, including its causes, con...

The India Migration Report 2017 examines forced migration caused by political conflicts, climate change, disasters (natural and man-made) and devel...

Over the past two decades it has become widely recognized that housing issues have to be placed in a broader framework acknowledging that civil soc...

This title was first published in 2003. The rapid demographic aging of populations worldwide, and most dramatically in developing countries, will r...

First published in 1910, this volume is a dispassionate analysis of the changes in and the various aspects of official policy towards pauperism fro...

This title was first published in 2000: Marking the centenary of Seebohm Rowntrees first study of poverty in York, this volume examines the modern ...

This fascinating study investigates the experience of English poverty between 1700 and 1900 and the ways in which the poor made ends meet. The phra...

This title was first published in 2000. An analysis of income distribution and development in Kenya, seeking to increase the reader's understanding...

This title was first published in 2002: An investigation into the problem of identifying the poor and determining the poverty line. The book focuse...

This title was first published in 2000. The privatization of former social state housing through recent public-private partnerships is becoming inc...

This title was first published in 2000: Analyzing the poverty trends in Mexico during the 1980s and early 1990s, this work is concerned with the ex...

First published in 1910, this volume is a dispassionate analysis of the changes in and the various aspects of official policy towards pauperism fro...

First published in 1910, this volume is a dispassionate analysis of the changes in and the various aspects of official policy towards pauperism fro...

This book offers an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to thinking about inequality, and to understanding how inequality is produced and reprod...

This title was first published in 2002: Analyzing labour market trends in sub-Saharan Africa since 1970, this volume employs data collected from th...

The working poor of the world are observed to engage in long hours in hard jobs and to work more if wages are further reduced. Mainstream economics...

This book explores the vital role of faith-based organizations (FBOs) in compensating for the markets and governments inability to provide vital se...