Poverty remains one of the most urgent issues of our time. In this fully updated edition of her
important and widely acclaimed intervention on the topic, Ruth Lister introduces readers to …

It has become common to say that social cohesion and economic competitiveness go
together, indeed to claim that cohesion actually promotes prosperity. This is a reversal of the …

A longitudinal survey is one that collects data from the same sample elements on multiple
occasions over time. Such surveys are carried out in a wide variety of contexts and for a …

We examine the determinants of low income transitions using first‐order Markov models that
control for initial conditions effects (those found to be poor in the base year may be a non …

Europe is experiencing a financial and economic crisis. This began with the'credit crunch'in
the financial services sector and evolved as a sovereign debt crisis. Fiscal consolidation and …

This article analyses household income mobility among Africans in South Africa's most
populous province, KwaZulu-Natal, between 1993 and 1998. Compared to industrialised …

Awareness of tourists' length of stay and the factors which determine that is an essential
element for good planning and management at tourist destinations. This article analyses to …

Publisher Summary This chapter argues that the understanding of the health, well‐being,
and life experiences of people with intellectual disabilities would be enhanced significantly if …

This book is about inequality, how the State affects distribution through its spending
programmes and through taxation, and what the public thinks of these three issues. It …

Fuel poverty is a significant policy issue. An argument often made is that rural households
are more likely to be fuel poor due to the nature of rural housing stock and the more limited …