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Better Must Come: Exiting Homelessness in Two Global Cities
ISBN: 9780801479700 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Better Must Come, Matthew D. Marr reveals how social contexts at various levels combine and interact to shape the experiences of transitional housing program users in two of the most prosperous cities of the global economy, Los Angeles and Tokyo. Marr, who has conducted fieldwork in U.S. and Japanese cities for over two decades, followed the experiences of thirty-four people as they made use of transitional housing services and after they left such programs. This comparative ethnography is groundbreaking in two ways it is the first book to directly focus on exits from... In Better Must Come, Matthew D. Marr reveals how social contexts at various levels combine and interact to shape the experiences of transi... |
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Poverty and Social Exclusion Around the Mediterranean Sea
ISBN: 9781489999580 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The events taking place in several of South Mediterranean countries since December 2010 show that multiple deprivations may be powerful drivers of political instability. Though improvements of the living conditions have been regularly principal demands along with civil and political liberties in the demonstrations, one of the main striking facts about this so-called "Arab Spring" is that poverty had not been given the same emphasis in southern Mediterranean countries during the last decades as in other areas of the developing and emerging world. Although the growing recognition that... The events taking place in several of South Mediterranean countries since December 2010 show that multiple deprivations may be powerful drivers of ... |
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Making of the Other Half: Jacob A Riis & the New Image of Tenement Poverty
ISBN: 9788771241648 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jacob A. Riis, a young ambitious police reporter for the New York Tribune, closely documented the poverty stricken world of crime and misfortune that infiltrated New York City at the end of the 19th Century. At the time, Riis was known for his prolific writing, now however, he is considered one of the fathers of photography, with an increasing rise of interest in his work. Riis identified with the socially immobilised day workers, the unemployed, the homeless, the prostitutes and the criminal gangs, all conditioned through his concept of The Other Half--an ideological system based on...
Jacob A. Riis, a young ambitious police reporter for the New York Tribune, closely documented the poverty stricken world of crime and misfortune that ...
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House Keys Not Handcuffs
ISBN: 9780915117246 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. House Keys Not Handcuffs is a reflection on over 30 years of homeless organizing in San Francisco. It is an attempt to sort out what went well and what went not-so-well as a community began to organize in order to hold public and private institutions accountable. Its purpose is not only to distill the lessons we have learned, but to encourage others to document and reflect on their own experiences in the hope that we can collectively contribute to a stronger, more broadly-based movement.
House Keys Not Handcuffs is a reflection on over 30 years of homeless organizing in San Francisco. It is an attempt to sort out what went well and wha...
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Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis
ISBN: 9780199689491 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis is evolving rapidly. A particular counting approach to multidimensional poverty measurement, developed by Sabina Alkire and James Foster, has created considerable interest. Notably the publication of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) estimates in the Human Development Reports of the United Nations Development Programme since 2010, and national poverty measures released in Mexico, Colombia, Bhutan, and the Philippines. The academic response has been similarly swift, with related articles published in both theoretical and applied...
Multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis is evolving rapidly. A particular counting approach to multidimensional poverty measurement, develop...
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Poverty in the United States: 2012
ISBN: 9781503277236 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Living in the Shadows of Milwaukee
ISBN: 9781505272314 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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On the Trail
ISBN: 9781505291049 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Can you spare some change?" Dirty, smelly, talking to themselves...that's how most people think of the homeless, if they think of them at all. You probably never stop to think of the homeless as real people, to wonder where they came from or what their lives are like. In her first book, Living in the Shadows of Milwaukee, Laura Marsh shared her personal experiences of being homeless. In her new book, On the Trail, she and her fiance have gotten off the streets and into an apartment, but she continues to observe their lives and those of their homeless "family" from the perspective of someone...
"Can you spare some change?" Dirty, smelly, talking to themselves...that's how most people think of the homeless, if they think of them at all. You pr...
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Living in the Shadows of Milwaukee and On the Trail: Combined Edition
ISBN: 9781505294378 / Angielski / Miękka / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Available now as two books in a single volume, read Laura Marsh's journal of her life as a homeless person in a Midwestern city. She chronicles her experiences and observations on the streets in Living in the Shadows of Milwaukee and, in its sequel, On the Trail, she writes about the challenges that come with getting off the streets while attempting to stay connected to and help her homeless "family" of friends. Reading the collection of vignettes that make up both of these books, you'll grow to love and root for the author and her devoted fiance as they meet challenges large and small,...
Available now as two books in a single volume, read Laura Marsh's journal of her life as a homeless person in a Midwestern city. She chronicles her ex...
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The Sweet Spot: In pursuit of steady-state greatness
ISBN: 9781502346315 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Illusion of Hopelessness: Coaching Youth at Risk Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Violence and Abuse
ISBN: 9780979875434 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Illusion of Hopelessness was inspired by Craig Trowhill, who lived the "street experience" - gangs, drugs, and violence. After discovering Martial Arts and Coaching, he turned his life around to be of service, working with youth caught in the juvenile court system in Toronto, Canada. Craig had a dream of publishing a book that would send a message to youth: "If I can turn my life around, so can you " What Craig learned from his own and his young clients' experiences is that when youth have a safe environment, they can learn to discover their unique talents, believe in their own abilities,...
The Illusion of Hopelessness was inspired by Craig Trowhill, who lived the "street experience" - gangs, drugs, and violence. After discovering Martial...
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Crafting Policies to End Poverty in Latin America: The Quiet Transformation
ISBN: 9781107089488 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a theory and evidence to explain the initial decision of governments to adopt a conditional cash transfer program (the most prominent type of antipoverty program currently in operation in Latin America), and whether such programs are insulated from political manipulations or not. Ana Lorena De La O shows that whether presidents limit their own discretion or not has consequences for the survival of policies, their manipulation, and how effective they are in improving the lives of the poor. This book is the first of its kind to present evidence from all Latin American CCTs.
This book provides a theory and evidence to explain the initial decision of governments to adopt a conditional cash transfer program (the most promine...
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Welfare Reform and Its Long-Term Consequences for America's Poor
ISBN: 9781107507586 / Angielski / Miękka / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Two decades of federal and state-level demonstration projects and experiments concerning cash welfare in the United States culminated with the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, better known as welfare reform. Ten years after reform there remain a host of unanswered questions on the well-being of low-income families. In Welfare Reform and Its Long Term Consequences for America's Poor, many of the nation's leading poverty experts address these and related outcomes to assess the longer-term effects of welfare reform. A diverse array of survey...
Two decades of federal and state-level demonstration projects and experiments concerning cash welfare in the United States culminated with the passage...
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The Constitution of Poverty (Routledge Revivals): Towards a Genealogy of Liberal Governance
ISBN: 9780415609586 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Firts published in 1991, this book looks at how capitalism has affected the organization of the poor. It also explores what the links are between notions of poverty and notions personal responsibility, philanthropy, morality and state forms. An intruiging work for anyone interested in the foundations and long-term progression of the welfare state.
Firts published in 1991, this book looks at how capitalism has affected the organization of the poor. It also explores what the links are between noti...
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World Bank Group A to Z 2016
ISBN: 9781464804847 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The World Bank Group A to Z provides the most concise and essential information about the mission, policies, procedures, products, and services of the new World Bank Group. This second edition is a follow-up to the first volume released for the 2014 Annual Meetings. The World Bank Group A to Z series builds on previous editions of A Guide to the World Bank to include features not found in its predecessors including: a graphical introduction to the World Bank Group, highlighting the Bank Group's goals, financials, regions, and results; examples and photos of Bank Group projects and programs;...
"The World Bank Group A to Z provides the most concise and essential information about the mission, policies, procedures, products, and services of th...
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Economic Development Policy of LDCs; a Critique: The Electricity Growth Model
ISBN: 9781478230885 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Understanding the role of Electricity in Economic Growth and Development. Its compressive form and context is advised for policy makers, students in the field of Economics, Public Administration, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Social Works, and Economic development.
Understanding the role of Electricity in Economic Growth and Development. Its compressive form and context is advised for policy makers, students in t...
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Homelessness in Australia
ISBN: 9781742234069 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the complexities of homelessness in Australia and the future policies likely to improve the situation. What is homelessness? Who counts as homeless? Whose responsibility is homelessness? In "Homelessness in Australia," experts in the sector offer timely insights into the history, causes, and extent of homelessness in the country, and the future policy directions most likely to have a positive impact. Covering issues such as gender, Indigenous homelessness, family violence, young people, and the effects of trauma, the book aims to improve both the understanding of the...
This book explores the complexities of homelessness in Australia and the future policies likely to improve the situation. What is homelessness? Who co...
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101 Reasons for a Citizen's Income: Arguments for Giving Everyone Some Money
ISBN: 9781447326120 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the face of rising inequality, financial crisis, and painful austerity, the idea of a basic, guaranteed income a citizen s income is an idea whose time has come. In "101 Reasons for a Citizen s Income," Malcolm Torry lays out the case for guaranteeing a universal, unconditional income, and he goes on to show how a citizen s income would help solve problems of poverty, social cohesion, and economic efficiency. Drawing on arguments detailed in Torry's "Money for Everyone," "101 Reasons for a Citizen s Income" is a bracing call for action that will jump-start a crucial debate and point the...
In the face of rising inequality, financial crisis, and painful austerity, the idea of a basic, guaranteed income a citizen s income is an idea whose ...
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Unemployment Insurance in the Wake of the Recent Recession
ISBN: 9781505261646 / Angielski / Miękka / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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A Comparison of Official Poverty Estimates in the Redesigned Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (Color)
ISBN: 9781508521457 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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