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Down and Out
Peter Saunders
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Description for Down and Out
Paperback. Drawing on the author's extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners , this landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, charts, tables. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFA; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 506.
This landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Drawing on the author's extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners, it explains the limitations of existing approaches and presents new findings that build on the insights of disadvantaged Australians and views about the essentials of life, providing the basis for a new deprivation-based poverty measure.
This landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Drawing on the author's extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners, it explains the limitations of existing approaches and presents new findings that build on the insights of disadvantaged Australians and views about the essentials of life, providing the basis for a new deprivation-based poverty measure.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847428387
SKU
V9781847428387
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About Peter Saunders
Peter Saunders is one of Australia's leading poverty researchers with an international reputation for his work in that and related fields. His work on poverty and inequality led to his election as a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences and his appointment as a University of South Wales Scientia Professor. He has is currently President of the Australian ... Read more
Reviews for Down and Out
"This book moves us beyond the study of poverty using conventional income measures and introduces a range of other ways of studying poverty, deprivation and exclusion. The ideas and applications have lessons for all those involved in research on poverty and living standards." Jonathan Bradshaw, Professor of Social Policy, University of York