TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alcock, Pete
TI  - Understanding poverty
SN  - 9781403940933
U1  - 305.5690941 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Basingstoke
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
N1  - PART I: THE CONTEXT OF POVERTY: What is Poverty?; Who is Poor?; The Causes of Poverty; International Dimensions.- 

PART II: DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT: Defining Poverty; Measuring Poverty; The Dynamics of Poverty; Social Exclusion.- 

PART III: SOCIAL DIVISIONS AND POVERTY: Gender and Poverty; Racism and Poverty; Age and Poverty; Disability and Poverty.- 

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
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