Poverty and precarity

Health as Propertyshows how responses to racism can be predatory, harmful, and dangerous to poor people of color.

Health as Propertyshows how responses to racism can be predatory, harmful, and dangerous to poor people of color.

WINNER OF THE 2012 LA TIMES BOOK PRIZEWINNER OF THE 2012 US NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2013 PULITZER PRIZEFrom Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo comes a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the world s most lively but treacherous cities.

When Joe Bageant returned to his hometown of Winchester, Virginia, he rediscovered his redneck roots: 'the great beery, NASCAR-loving, church-going, gun-owning America that has never set foot in a Starbucks'.

This book is about implementation of poverty alleviation policy in recent times.

The inside story of the race to develop Ozempic - the world's first truly effective and safe obesity drug - and its potentially revolutionary effects on public health, and our deeper culture and values.

Many social policy texts examine specific social policy debates at a point in time and offer mostly technical interpretations of why existing or amended policies and programs have worked or not worked.

Many social policy texts examine specific social policy debates at a point in time and offer mostly technical interpretations of why existing or amended policies and programs have worked or not worked.

How Uganda's vibrant religious infrastructure supports local and interfaith community care efforts For millions living on the African continent, the experience of poverty is a facet of life.

How Uganda's vibrant religious infrastructure supports local and interfaith community care efforts For millions living on the African continent, the experience of poverty is a facet of life.

Through the early twentieth century, the British Government locked away over 50,000 innocent people.

';Savage, wise, and witty .

LONGLISTED FOR A PEN/FAULKNER AWARD, 2020 A dazzling tribute to the resilience and determination of a remarkable community of women In the sprawling Bangalore slum of Heaven, five girls Muslim, Christian and Hindu; gay and straight form an unbreakable bond.

Poverty in Britain is at post-war highs and - even with economic growth -is set to increase yet further.

Can a man be content with a piece of bread and some change tossed his way from a passerby?

In this collection of essays poverty is viewed not merely as an economic predicament but as a "system with measurable properties," of which a low income level is only one.

The distinctive way of life of the Southern Appalachian people has often been criticized, romanticized or derided, but rarely has it been understood.

The Southern Appalachian Region is the largest American "problem area"an area whose participation in the economic growth of the nation has not been sufficient to relieve the chronic poverty of its people.

Das Armutsrisiko ist in Deutschland in den letzten Jahren auf den höchsten Stand seit der Wiedervereinigung gestiegen.

A book for anybody who has, or works with, children (of any age) with 'out of control' behaviour, including parents, teachers and healthcare professionals.

In 2022, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres established the UN Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance (GCRG) to respond to the unprecedented and interconnected food, energy and finance crises in the world.

Because they're small, they're easy to overlook.

Emilia Schijman nos presenta una fina y sensible etnografia de las vidas precarias de los residentes de un complejo habitacional creado por el Estado.

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, more than 14 million U.

With the goal of improving efforts and initiatives to promote college completion, this book offers an engaging, in-depth analysis of the cultural journeys of rural, poor and working-class college students.

Social Surveys (1949) examines a host of fact-finding studies, dealing mainly with working class poverty, and the associated nature and problems.

Davis McEntire's Residence and Race offers a comprehensive examination of one of the most entrenched forms of discrimination in the United States: restrictions on where racial and ethnic minorities could live.

Davis McEntire's Residence and Race offers a comprehensive examination of one of the most entrenched forms of discrimination in the United States: restrictions on where racial and ethnic minorities could live.

In 1972, I was invited to help at the Juarez, Mexico city dump, by my Uncle Raul Loya, a Jesuit Brother volunteering at The Lord's Ranch with Father Thomas and Sister Clark.

Social Surveys (1949) examines a host of fact-finding studies, dealing mainly with working class poverty, and the associated nature and problems.

With the goal of improving efforts and initiatives to promote college completion, this book offers an engaging, in-depth analysis of the cultural journeys of rural, poor and working-class college students.

A must-have text for social work students and practitioners which draws on the extensive years of experience of Principal Social Workers to shed light on contemporary issues.

Following the highly respected first volume, this book continues to provide a holistic view of Julio Boltvinik's vast and important work on poverty conceptualisation and measurement.

How does an abusive childhood lead you into the world of drug dealers and addiction?

Planes can weigh a huge amount, but still leap into the air and climb like a rocket.