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Poverty, Wealth and Place in Britain, 1968 to 2005
Daniel B
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Description for Poverty, Wealth and Place in Britain, 1968 to 2005
Paperback. This is the first detailed study of the recent geographical distribution of poverty and wealth in Britain. It presents the most comprehensive estimates of the changing levels of poverty and wealth from the late 1960s. A free pdf version of this report is available online at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 492.
This is the first detailed study of the recent geographical distribution of poverty and wealth in Britain. It presents the most comprehensive estimates of the changing levels of poverty and wealth from the late 1960s. A wide range of secondary data is used, beginning with the first national Poverty in the UK survey of Peter Townsend and colleagues, and ending with data released during the middle of the current decade. The authors extend concepts of social exclusion to establish 5 household groupings: the 'exclusive wealthy' - able to exclude themselves from the norms of society; those who are rich ... Read more
This is the first detailed study of the recent geographical distribution of poverty and wealth in Britain. It presents the most comprehensive estimates of the changing levels of poverty and wealth from the late 1960s. A wide range of secondary data is used, beginning with the first national Poverty in the UK survey of Peter Townsend and colleagues, and ending with data released during the middle of the current decade. The authors extend concepts of social exclusion to establish 5 household groupings: the 'exclusive wealthy' - able to exclude themselves from the norms of society; those who are rich ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861349958
SKU
V9781861349958
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99-50
About Daniel B
Daniel Dorling, Jan Rigby, Ben Wheeler, Dimitris Ballas and Bethan Thomas are members of the Social and Spatial Inequalities research group in the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield. Eldin Fahmy and David Gordon are based in the University of Bristol School for Policy Studies and in the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research, where David is the Director. Ruth ... Read more
Reviews for Poverty, Wealth and Place in Britain, 1968 to 2005
"... a depressing but nevertheless important exposé of contemporary social life. ... an essential resource for anyone interested in punishment and society. Dorling et al expose the extent of inequality in the UK today." Prison Service Journal, Nov 2007, Issue 174.