Poverty & Unemployment

Early education and care has become a central policy area in many countries. As services expand rapidly, it is crucial to examine whether children ...

How many people live in poverty in the UK, and how has this changed over recent decades? Are those in poverty more likely to suffer other forms of ...

Neoliberalism and austerity have led to a growing inequality gap and increasing levels of poverty and social harm. In this short form book, part of...

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

Based on the largest UK study of its kind ever commissioned, this fascinating book provides the most detailed national picture of poverty and socia...

From the bottom to the top of our economy, capitalism is too blunt an instrument to tackle Britain's epidemic of inequality. Soaring rents, unfair...

Now a major new stage work 'Punch' by James Graham, at London's Young Vic theatre 1 March to 12 April 2025 ★★★★★ The Times ★★★★...

Over a dozen years into austerity, statistical warning lights are flashing to suggest a return to types of deprivation we once imagined we had cons...

About 20% of children in the United States live in rural communities, with child poverty rates higher and geographic isolation from resources great...

'ONE OF THE MOST MOVING ACCOUNTS OF NON-FICTION EVER WRITTEN' GUARDIAN 'If you like Shuggie Bain, then Slum Boy is for you' LEMN SISSAY'A heart-br...

*NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'An unforgettable story of greed, financial madness and moral decay' Rory Stewart'Hilarious, shocking and deeply sad ...

'Masterpiece' Evening Standard 'Fascinating' The Economist Best Titles of 2024 In this vivid coming-of-age memoir, Rob Henderson recounts growing ...

Inequality is one of today’s greatest challenges, obstructing poverty reduction and sustainable development. As the power of elites grows and socie...

The last few decades have seen an increase in the migration of ageing people from richer Northern and Western countries to poorer Southern and East...