Poverty, crisis and resilience / edited by Marie Boost, Jennifer Dagg, Jane Gray, Markus Promberger.
Poverty remains a problem in Europe, raising the need for new solutions. In this thought-provoking book the contributors delve deeply into the everyday lives of poor households to see which practices and resources they apply to improve their situations. One of the book's key findings is that so...
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| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, Glos, UK ; Northampton, Massachusetts, USA :
Edward Elgar Publishing,
[2020]
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| Series: | New horizons in social policy.
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| Summary: | Poverty remains a problem in Europe, raising the need for new solutions. In this thought-provoking book the contributors delve deeply into the everyday lives of poor households to see which practices and resources they apply to improve their situations. One of the book's key findings is that social resilience requires a functioning welfare state operating at an increased level. In addition to sufficient welfare transfers, there is a need for low-commodified common goods to be made available not only for the registered poor but all low-income households. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 336 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781788973205 1788973208 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |