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Fighting Poverty, Inequality and Injustice
A (Ed)Et Al Walker
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Description for Fighting Poverty, Inequality and Injustice
Paperback. This important book brings together many of the leading contributors in the field and provides a compelling manifesto for change in social justice. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; JK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
This important book makes a vital academic and political statement in the cause of social justice. It begins with an appreciation of the seminal contributions of Peter Townsend (1928-2009), and applies them to contemporary policy debates. It brings together many of the leading contributors to current debates in this field and provides a compelling manifesto for change for students and researchers in the social sciences, policy makers and practitioners, and everybody with an interest in creating a more equal and socially just society.
This important book makes a vital academic and political statement in the cause of social justice. It begins with an appreciation of the seminal contributions of Peter Townsend (1928-2009), and applies them to contemporary policy debates. It brings together many of the leading contributors to current debates in this field and provides a compelling manifesto for change for students and researchers in the social sciences, policy makers and practitioners, and everybody with an interest in creating a more equal and socially just society.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
417g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847427144
SKU
V9781847427144
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99-50
About A (Ed)Et Al Walker
Alan Walker, Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology at the University of Sheffield, works across a broad field in social analysis, social policy and social gerontology. Adrian Sinfield, Professor Emeritus of Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh, has worked on social security, poverty, unemployment and the social division of welfare. Carol Walker, Professor of Social Policy ... Read more
Reviews for Fighting Poverty, Inequality and Injustice
This book deals in a scholarly but easily read way with many of the questions we are now debating.... David Donnison in Scottish Review Part biography, part manifesto, part a work of research and scholarship, this book is in a fascinating genre of its own. Based on the ideas of the late Peter Townsend, it makes an ... Read more