Poverty & Unemployment

Have slums become 'cool'? More and more tourists from across the globe seem to think so as they discover favelas, ghettos, townships and barrios on...

In Class Dismissed, John Marsh debunks a myth cherished by journalists, politicians, and economists: that growing poverty and inequality in the Uni...

A compelling investigation into the phenomenon of dirty work labour that society considers essential, but morally compromised. A New Statesman Bo...

This book highlights current debates about concepts, methods, and policies related to poverty in Latin America. It focuses on child and adolescent ...

  LONGLISTED FOR A PEN/FAULKNER AWARD, 2020 A dazzling tribute to the resilience and determination of a remarkable community of women In the spr...

Carmen Callil explores her roots in a book that is a miracle of research and whose writing is fuelled by righteous anger - a story of Empire, migra...

This book brings forth debates on the production and eradication of poverty from experiences in the global South. It collects a set of innovative a...

As an adult, I learned this: persist. Work hard. Face rejection, weather the setbacks, until you meet the gatekeeper who will open a door for you...

In 1983, when acclaimed Brazilian artist Maria Thereza Alves was an art student at Cooper Union in the United States, she returned to her native co...

The first hand stories in this book, collected through The Children's Society's campaign The Debt Trap, offer a unique understanding of life for fa...

The largest UK research study on poverty and social exclusion ever conducted reveals startling levels of deprivation. 18m people are unable to affo...

What does day-to-day life involve for those who receive out-of-work benefits? Is the political focus on moving people from welfare and into work th...

What does day-to-day life involve for those who receive out-of-work benefits? Is the political focus on moving people from welfare and into work th...