Begging is a complex phenomenon, and its causes are multi-dimensional, ranging from religion, to socio-economic crime and politics. Likewise, the beggar does not belong to a homogenous group. Beggars are heterogenous in nature belonging to many different categories, from children, to adolescents, to the elderly. Street Politics and Power focuses on the concepts of begging, street politics, religion and power in three different contexts: the UK, India and Pakistan. Considering both religious and secular begging regulation, and drawing on Christian, Hindu and Buddhist engagements with begging,...