Alcock, Pete <br/><br/>
Understanding poverty/ 
Pete Alcock 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Basingstoke:  Palgrave Macmillan,  2006. 
 - 304 p. 
<br/><br/>PART I: THE CONTEXT OF POVERTY: What is Poverty?; Who is Poor?; The Causes of Poverty; International Dimensions.- <br/><br/>PART II: DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT: Defining Poverty; Measuring Poverty; The Dynamics of Poverty; Social Exclusion.- <br/><br/>PART III: SOCIAL DIVISIONS AND POVERTY: Gender and Poverty; Racism and Poverty; Age and Poverty; Disability and Poverty.- <br/><br/>PART IV: THE POLICY FRAMEWORK: The Politics of Poverty; Social Security Policy; Developing Local Anti-Poverty Action; Area-Based Initiatives; Poverty, Inequality and Welfare.- Useful Websites.- References. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781403940933 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.5690941  / ALC/U