Zbirka: Revščina in brezposelnost
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Politics of Hunger(2020) GRIFFIN, CARL J.Systematically explores what it is conceived as ‘hunger politics’: the articulations of hunger as a tool of protest by poor consumers; its framing as a problem in the making of public policy; and its (elite) political languages and the attendant effects.Vezava: Trda111,97 € -
Most Beautiful Job in the World(2020) MENSITIERI, GIULIA (INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR, FRANCE)Vezava: Mehka39,90 € -
Year Like No Other(2022) PATRICK, RUTH (UNIVERSITY OF YORK),POWER, MADDY (UNIVERSITY OF YORK),GARTHWAITE, KAYLEIGH (UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM),KAUFMAN, JIM (UNIVERSITY OF YORK),PAGE, GEOFF (UNIVERSITY OF YORK),PYBUS, KATIE (UNIVERSITY OF YORK)Telling the stories of low-income families, this book exposes the ways that pre-existing inequalities, insecurities and hardships were amplified during the pandemic in the UK and offers key policy recommendations for change.Vezava: Mehka24,94 € -
Richer, The Poorer(2021) LANSLEY, STEWART (TOWNSEND CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL POVERTY RESEARCH, THE UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL)This landmark book charts the rollercoaster history of both rich and poor, and the mechanisms that link them. Stewart Lansley examines the ideological rifts that have driven society back to the divisions of the past and asks why rich and poor citizens arVezava: Mehka33,25 € -
Compulsory Income Management in Australia and New Zealand(2022) MARSTON, GREG (THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND),HUMPAGE, LOUISE (UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND),PETERIE, MICHELLE (THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY),MENDES, PHILIP (MONASH UNIVERSITY),BIELEFELD, SHELLEY (GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY),STAINES, ZOE (THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND)Drawing on first-hand accounts from those living under the systems, this novel study explores the impact of Australia and New Zealand's income management policies and asks whether they have caused more harm than good.Vezava: Trda137,81 € -
Parents, Poverty and the State(2019) EISENSTADT, NAOMI,OPPENHEIM, CAREYNaomi Eisenstadt and Carey Oppenheim explore the radical changes in public attitudes and public policy concerning parents and parenting, arguing that a more joined-up approach is needed to improve outcomes for children: both reducing child poverty and impVezava: Mehka23,27 € -
Socially Responsive Organizations & the Challenge of Poverty(2014)This book provides a combination of case studies and current action research describing how businesses and civil society organizations are working to alleviate poverty in local and global communities. It intends to provide conceptual and research rationalVezava: Trda106,63 € -
Rebranding Precarity(2020) HARRIS, ELLA (BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK)Explores how ‘pop-up culture’ has entrenched precarity in London by normalizing andglamorizing crisis conditions in the aftermath of the 2008 crash.Vezava: Mehka36,58 € -
What is the Economy?(2021) RICHARDS, JOE (ECONOMY),LESLIE, BETH (ECONOMY)Explains key concepts in economics in terms of the individual and everyday life.Vezava: Trda44,55 € -
Scroungers(2019) MORRISON, JAMESAn examination of the disturbing rise of 'scrounger-phobia' in the media and society at large, and how this has fuelled popular hostility towards benefit claimants.Vezava: Trda77,52 € -
One Kensington(2022) DENT COAD, EMMAFrom Kensington's crusading MP, an expose of the appalling inequality at the heart of Britain's wealthiest borough - the home of Harrods and of Grenfell Tower.Vezava: Trda28,04 € -
Management by Seclusion(2019) COCHRANE, GLYNNAssessing the World Bank's attempts to combat global poverty over the past 50 years, anthropologist and former World Bank Advisor Glynn Cochrane argues that instead of the Bank's prevailing strategy of "management by seclusion," poverty alleviation requirVezava: Mehka39,84 € -
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Justice in a Time of Austerity(2021) ROBINS, JON (FREELANCE JOURNALIST, AUTHOR AND JOURNALISM LECTURER),NEWMAN, DANIEL (CARDIFF UNIVERSITY)Dan Newman and Jon Robins combine investigative journalism and academic scholarship to examine how the lives of people suffering problems with benefits, debt, family, housing and immigration are made harder by cuts to the civil justice system.Vezava: Trda16,62 € -
Tackling Social Disadvantage through Teacher Education(2017) THOMPSON, IAN (UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK)Vezava: Mehka45,61 € -
People's History of Heaven(2020) SUBRAMANIAN, MATHANGIA dazzling tribute to the resilience and determination of a remarkable community of women, for fans of Shantaram and Behind the Beautiful ForeversVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Making It(2022) BLADES, JAYA memoir about finding success when the odds are stacked against you, from Jay Blades known from the hit BBC One show The Repair Shop.Vezava: Mehka18,28 €
