Rethinking poverty : what makes a good society? / Barry Knight.

Epdf available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence In our society, a wealthy minority flourish, while around one-fifth experience chronic poverty and many people on middle incomes fear for their futures. Social policy has failed to find answers to these problems and there is now a demand for a new na...

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Main Author: Knight, Barry, 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, 2017.
Edition:1st
Series:Policy Press shorts. Insights.
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Summary:Epdf available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence In our society, a wealthy minority flourish, while around one-fifth experience chronic poverty and many people on middle incomes fear for their futures. Social policy has failed to find answers to these problems and there is now a demand for a new narrative to enable us to escape from the crisis in our society. With the aim of ending poverty, this book argues that we need to start with the society we want, rather than framing poverty as a problem to be solved. It calls for a bold forward-looking social policy that addresses continuing aust.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781447340614
1447340612
9781447340621
1447340620
9781447340638
1447340639
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