01322nam a22002297a 4500 20211007114327.0 211007b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0415146828 AL eng 23 362.5 DIXP John Dixon 845 Poverty:a Persistent global reality London Routledge 1998 xvi,287 PB 21x14 cm This book addresses the long-standing global issue of poverty. An introductory chapter explores concepts and definitions of poverty, the subsequent chapters providing detailed examinations of poverty in ten different countries: UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta, The Netherlands, The Philippines and Zimbabwe. Each chapter follows a consistent format, to facilitate comparison and focuses on the following issues: - * the socio-economic and historical context within which poverty exists * the extent and nature of poverty its causes * the measures that have been taken to mitigate it. This book will be essential reading for students of social policy and administration as well as development studies and anthropology. Poverty 846 Developing Countries 847 DIXON (John) Ed 848 MACAROV 849 ddc GF 216505 216505 0 0 ddc 0 0 SW AL AL 2013-03-24 0 362.5 DIXP GF01318 2021-10-07 00:00:00 2021-10-07 GF