Breadline Britain in the 1990s
Exploring the issue of poverty in 1990s Britain, this volume presents evidence on the measurement of poverty, on the relationship between poverty and living standards and on public attitudes towards both the nature of poverty and anti-poverty policy.
xxiii, 309 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 23 cm
9781859724798, 1859724795
1083050889
Measuring poverty - breadline Britain in the 1990s, David Gordon and Christina Pantazis; the poverty line - methodology and international comparisons, Peter Townsend; the public's perception of necessities and poverty, David Gordon and Christina Pantazis; poverty and gender, Sarah Payne and Christina Pantazis; poverty and crime, Christina Pantazis and David Gordon; poverty and health, Christina Pantazis and David Gordon; poverty and mental health, Sarah Payne; poverty, debt and benefits, Christina Pantazis and David Gordon; poverty and local public services, Glen Bramley; adapting the concensual definition of poverty, Bjorn Hallerod, Jonathan Bradshaw and Hilary Holmes. Appendix 1: technical tables. Appendix 2: annotated questionnaire. Appendix 3: additional tables.