Poverty and Austerity Amid Prosperity: A Comparative Introduction - Couverture souple

Olsen, Gregg M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1487509855 ISBN 13 : 9781487509859

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2021

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

<b>Gregg M. Olsen</b> is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Manitoba. <br>

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1487509855
• ISBN 13: 9781487509859
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
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• Personne responsable: non disponible