Poverty and Austerity Amid Prosperity : A Comparative Introduction

Olsen, Gregg M.

University of Toronto Press（2021/10発売）

University of Toronto Press（2021/10発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 304 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781487509859
• DDC分類 362.5

Full Description

Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity puts a sharp focus on rising levels of poverty and homelessness in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Highlighting the important differences between these countries, Gregg M. Olsen examines how poverty and homelessness have been conceptualized, defined, measured, and addressed in each country. Olsen critically contrasts the two main theoretical traditions - individual and societal - that have emerged to explain poverty and homelessness. Ultimately, he argues that societal approaches to the study of poverty are better equipped to explain the developments unfolding across these nations and that the eradication of poverty will only happen when the socioeconomic system has been seriously overhauled and founded upon economic democracy.

Contents

Preface

1.Poverty Matters: Introduction

2. Understanding Poverty: Conceptualizing, Defining, and Measuring Poverty

3. Poverty in Three Anglo Nations: The Dimensions, Character, and Impact of Poverty

4. Poverty and the Welfare State: Comparative Contrasts

5. Individual-Centred Explanations for Poverty: Biogenetic and Behavioural Accounts

6. Society-Centred Explanations for Poverty: Systemic and Socio-Political Accounts

7. What Can Be Done?

References
Index