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The Idea of Poverty
ISBN: 9781861348883 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines views about what poverty is and what should be done about it. Here, the author makes a committed argument for a participative, inclusive understanding of the term. He challenges many of the myths and stereotypes about poverty and the poor, and helps readers to make sense of a wide range of conflicting and contradictory source material.
Examines views about what poverty is and what should be done about it. Here, the author makes a committed argument for a participative, inclusive unde...
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Reducing Poverty and Investing in People: The New Role of Safety Nets in Africa
ISBN: 9781464800948 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For the past two decades, Africa has experienced strong economic growth. However, high levels of chronic poverty persist, with poor households exposed to frequent shocks and a widening gap between income groups in terms of human capital outcomes and access to basic services. By providing regular, reliable support to poor and vulnerable households and by helping individuals invest in productive activities, targeted interventions such as safety nets have shown to help reduce poverty, reverse the trend of increasing inequality, and build household resilience. In the wake of the global economic...
For the past two decades, Africa has experienced strong economic growth. However, high levels of chronic poverty persist, with poor households exposed...
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101,76 |
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The Glass Jar City: Stories From the Fight to Save Reading, Pennsylvania
ISBN: 9781533023155 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2011, the city of Reading, Pennsylvania was named the poorest in the United States. This book is a collection of stories from those on the front lines working to make it a better place. It is a story of hope, passion, tenacity and the drive to shatter the stronghold of poverty and rise from the ashes once again.
In 2011, the city of Reading, Pennsylvania was named the poorest in the United States. This book is a collection of stories from those on the front li...
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47,89 |
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Poverty, Community and Health: Co-Operation and the Good Society
ISBN: 9781349286027 / Angielski / Miękka / 195 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If we are becoming increasingly disconnected from our local communities, are there implications for health, well being and happiness, particularly for people on low incomes? This book looks at the interplay between poor people, poor communities and poor health, with a particular focus on social networks as key linkages.
If we are becoming increasingly disconnected from our local communities, are there implications for health, well being and happiness, particularly for...
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200,77 |
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Working Poverty in Europe: A Comparative Approach
ISBN: 9781349331284 / Angielski / Miękka / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Offering a comparative perspective, thisbook examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production."
Offering a comparative perspective, thisbook examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in...
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200,77 |
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Homeless: Narratives from the Streets
ISBN: 9781476664576 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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165,68 |
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Poverty to Empowerment
ISBN: 9788184247091 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume provides insights into the various issues pertaining to measurement, incidence and dimensions of poverty in India. It analyses various growth theories of spatial planning which have been propounded by various authors from time to time. There is a detailed study of the functioning of various poverty alleviation programmes in India and why they have not accomplished their objectives. An innovative attempt has been made to eliminate poverty by integrating grassroot planning and growth pole strategy. It also emphasizes that if the government, people and civil society work...
This volume provides insights into the various issues pertaining to measurement, incidence and dimensions of poverty in India. It analyses various gro...
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76,02 |
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America Faces The Barricade
ISBN: 9781450584715 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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79,78 |
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Our Kindness Feeds Others: The End Hunger Book
ISBN: 9781492396468 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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31,89 |
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Ict Pathways to Poverty Reduction: Empirical Evidence from East and Southern Africa
ISBN: 9781853398155 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides new empirical evidence on access to and use of ICTs and their effect on poor households in four East African countries--Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda--along with experiences from other countries in Southern Africa. ICT Pathways to Poverty Reduction presents a conceptual framework to analyze how poverty dynamics change over time and to shed light on whether ICT access benefits the poor as well as the not-so-poor. Overall, the study concludes that ICTs make a difference to the livelihoods of the poor and contribute to reducing both financial and non-financial...
This book provides new empirical evidence on access to and use of ICTs and their effect on poor households in four East African countries--Kenya, Rwan...
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Civil Society in Africa: The Role of a Catholic Parish in a Kenyan Slum
ISBN: 9781443852340 / Angielski / Twarda / 269 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the efforts of one particular civil society organization, the human rights ministry of a Catholic parish located in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, to determine the extent to which it was able to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law. It concludes from an analysis of the social, economic and political environment of Kibera as well as church structures, that parishioners demonstrated an observable improvement in their democratic values and behavior at a localized level, but they did not increase their involvement in advocacy and lobbying efforts. Parishioners were...
This book examines the efforts of one particular civil society organization, the human rights ministry of a Catholic parish located in the Kibera slum...
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The People of the Abyss
ISBN: 9781470036997 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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55,67 |
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The Black Poverty Cycle and How to End It
ISBN: 9781481877985 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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59,87 |
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The Wealth of Poverty: Capitalizing the Opportunities of Poverty for the Kingdom of God
ISBN: 9781478725077 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Often the church's efforts addressing poverty involve performing acts of service for or to the poor. These acts are sometimes motivated more by one's own needs or self-interest than by a genuine concern for the poor. Tina Carter and Mindy Johnson-Hicks invite readers to take a different approach. In The Wealth of Poverty they invite readers to develop mutual relationships with persons of different economic groups and to foster a deeper understanding of the culture of poverty and the surprising wealth found there. - Rev. Adam Hamilton, founding pastor of the United Methodist Church of the...
Often the church's efforts addressing poverty involve performing acts of service for or to the poor. These acts are sometimes motivated more by one's ...
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Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Law
ISBN: 9781781953358 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This timely book explores the complex relationship between the alleviation of poverty and the protection of the environment. There is every reason to believe that these issues are in many ways interdependent. However this book demonstrates that there are situations where alleviation of poverty and the protection of the environment appear to be in a fraught relationship. The contributing authors illustrate that the role played by law in this relationship, whether at the international or national level, will vary depending on the situation and will be more successful at pursuing environmental...
This timely book explores the complex relationship between the alleviation of poverty and the protection of the environment. There is every reason to ...
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Poverty in the United States: 2011
ISBN: 9781480166745 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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79,78 |
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Public Poor Relief in North Carolina
ISBN: 9781469609546 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The idea for this volume resulted from the preparation of a bulletin on poor relief in North Carolina for the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare. Beginning with the problems of pauperism, the author discusses the conditions of the three classes of poor: the able-bodied rogues, the impotent poor, and the children. He offers suggestions for possible solutions of the problems in poor relief.
Originally published in 1928. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished... The idea for this volume resulted from the preparation of a bulletin on poor relief in North Carolina for the State Board of Charities and Public Welf...
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The Conquest of Poverty (Large Print Edition)
ISBN: 9781480031050 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com
Long before Charles Murray took on the topic, Henry Hazlitt wrote an outstanding book on poverty that not only provided an empirical examination of the problem but also presented a rigorous theory for understanding the relationship between poverty and income growth. He examines poverty in the ancient world, the poor laws of England, the advance of the middle class in the United States, the failure of welfare programs, the fallacies associated with income redistribution, and the relationship between population and poverty. Its 20 chapters... LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com
Long before Charles Murray took on the topic, Henry Hazlitt wrote an outstanding book on pover... |
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Social Exclusion and the Remaking of Social Networks
ISBN: 9780754638155 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do young people make effective transitions into work? This question has occupied the minds of parents and young people, and also researchers and policy makers, as they face up to challenges presented by globalization and technological change. The foremost governmental response to this challenge has been to expand training systems to improve young people's qualifications. However, it is clear that for many this response has failed to deliver the promised rewards and the legitimation of this strategy has been exhausted. This book explores developments in training and in social welfare to...
How do young people make effective transitions into work? This question has occupied the minds of parents and young people, and also researchers and p...
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It's Not Like I'm Poor: How Working Families Make Ends Meet in a Post-Welfare World
ISBN: 9780520275348 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The world of welfare has changed radically. As the poor trade welfare checks for low-wage jobs, their low earnings qualify them for a hefty check come tax time--a combination of the earned income tax credit and other refunds. For many working parents this one check is like hitting the lottery, offering several months' wages as well as the hope of investing in a better future. Drawing on interviews with 115 families, the authors look at how parents plan to use this annual cash windfall to build up savings, go back to school, and send their kids to college. However, these dreams of upward...
The world of welfare has changed radically. As the poor trade welfare checks for low-wage jobs, their low earnings qualify them for a hefty check come...
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