000			01332nam a2200205Ia 4500
999			_c81973 _d81973
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020			_a9781861348883
082			_a339.46 SPI
100			_aSpicker, Paul
245		0	_aIdea of poverty
260			_aBristol
260			_bPolicy Press
260			_c2007
300			_a175p.
365			_dPND
520			_aThis book examines views about what poverty is and what should be done about it. 'Poverty' means many different things to different people - for example, material deprivation, lack of money, dependency on benefits, social exclusion or inequality. In "The idea of poverty", Paul Spicker makes a committed argument for a participative, inclusive understanding of the term. Spicker's previous work in this field has been described as 'entertaining and sometimes controversial', and his new book certainly lives up to this. Some of the book's ideas are complex and will be of particular interest to academics and others working in the field, but the book has been written mainly for students and the interested general reader. It challenges many of the myths and stereotypes about poverty and the poor, and helps readers to make sense of a wide range of conflicting and contradictory source material.
650			_aPoverty
942			_cB _2ddc