Offering a unique insight into the habitual inebriate offender class in Ireland, this book examines the inebriate reformatory system in Ireland from its foundation in 1900 until its closure in 1920 and the three institutions charged with punishing or rehabilitating habitual drunkards: The State Inebriate Reformatory, The Certified Inebriate Reformatory and The Voluntary Inebriate Retreat.
The paradox of poverty amidst plenty has plagued the United States throughout the 21st century--why should the wealthiest country in the world also have the highest rates of poverty among the industrialized nations?
The paradox of poverty amidst plenty has plagued the United States throughout the 21st century--why should the wealthiest country in the world also have the highest rates of poverty among the industrialized nations?
Based on nearly a decade of reporting, Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, a child with an imagination as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn homeless shelter.
This multidisciplinary volume explores the multifaceted nature of inequality in Jamaica and other Latin American and Caribbean countries, offering nuanced solutions to address the persistently high inequality in the Global South.
Two entrepreneurs, seven kids, and one proven plan for a home that works Do you long for a home that runs smoothly--where everyone feels loved, valued, and empowered--instead of one that's always one step behind the next crisis?
In a provocative assessment of American poverty and policy from 1950 to the present, Frank Stricker examines an era that has seen serious discussion about the causes of poverty and unemployment.
This multidisciplinary volume explores the multifaceted nature of inequality in Jamaica and other Latin American and Caribbean countries, offering nuanced solutions to address the persistently high inequality in the Global South.
Vorpubertat Madchen: Wenn aus Ihrem "e;kleinen Kind"e; plotzlich eine unabhangige junge Personlichkeit wird - dann brauchen Sie keinen Druck, sondern einen klaren KompassIst Ihre Tochter zwischen 8 und 12 und Sie erkennen sie manchmal kaum wieder?
In a provocative assessment of American poverty and policy from 1950 to the present, Frank Stricker examines an era that has seen serious discussion about the causes of poverty and unemployment.
In a provocative assessment of American poverty and policy from 1950 to the present, Frank Stricker examines an era that has seen serious discussion about the causes of poverty and unemployment.
Using rich and detailed data, this groundbreaking book explains whyhomelessness has become a crisis in America and reveals the structural conditions that underlie it.
Using rich and detailed data, this groundbreaking book explains whyhomelessness has become a crisis in America and reveals the structural conditions that underlie it.
From the author of the Orwell Prize-winner SHOW ME THE BODIES: HOW WE LET GRENFELL HAPPEN, the gripping story of how housing defines a city's past, present and future A Waterstones Book of the Year 2025 'Apps set the gold standard with his Grenfell coverage.
This edited book is about child poverty in Wales, specifically in a local school-community that identified its causes and effects, the challenges it poses for schooling future generations, and a series of local solutions that personify Wales's devolved governments' social democratic social imaginary.
This edited book is about child poverty in Wales, specifically in a local school-community that identified its causes and effects, the challenges it poses for schooling future generations, and a series of local solutions that personify Wales's devolved governments' social democratic social imaginary.
One June morning in 2026, the Supreme Court struck down a fifty-year-old limit on money in politics -- and, the same morning, refused to let the government erase birthright citizenship.
'No home, no school, and especially no library should be without this story and this book' - Michael Morpurgo'Original, surprising and compassionate without being earnest .
En una sociedad donde el valor individual se define por la capacidad de consumir, la pobreza ya no se mide por la falta de trabajo, sino por la exclusión del circuito de bienes y estilos de vida.
"La esclavitud de nuestro tiempo" surgió cuando Lev Tolstói se enteró por un conocido de que los cargadores de la línea de ferrocarril Moscú-Kazán trabajaban por norma unas treinta y seis horas seguidas, así que quiso ir a hablar con ellos y a comprobar con sus propios ojos esas condiciones miserables.
Almost half of the global population lives on less than $2 USD per day, and the majority these people are women and children who lack access to adequate nutrition, clean water, shelter, sanitation, and basic healthcare.
FROM THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF ONLY HERE, ONLY NOWWATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025Frazer and Caitlin have come a long way without ever leaving their dead-end town.
Every Child Succeeds argues that Tasmania can become the first jurisdiction in Australia to build and legislate a genuine Cradle-to-Career System, one that secures stewardship, continuity and shared obligation from pre-conception through young adulthood.
