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Poverty in perspective
— "the first step towards tackling poverty is to understand it better ..." | | Author(s) | Claudia Wood, Jo Salter, Gareth Morrell |
| Corporate Author | Demos |
| Publisher | Demos, London, 2012 |
| Pages | 316 pp |
| Source | Demos, Magdalen House, 136 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TU. E-mail: hello@demos.co.uk Website: www.demos.co.uk |
| Keywords | Poverty ; Indicators. |
| Annotation | Poverty is not just about income. As a lived experience, it is a complex, multi-dimensional phenomenon spanning one's social and economic life; but until now, we have never really understood how these different dimensions interact at household level. The way poverty is currently measured - by looking purely at income - is both too abstract to relate to people's everyday lives, and not informative enough to help practitioners tackle entrenched poverty. This report challenges established preconceptions about life in poverty. It develops a pioneering new model to fill a gap in policy makers' understanding, revealing how poverty manifests itself in different ways in different households. It dispels the assumption that those in poverty are a homogeneous group that can all be helped in the same way. The analysis applies 20 indicators - spanning health, housing, education, material deprivation and social networks - to the low income population, to develop different 'types' of poverty. Each type must be addressed by a different combination of services and interventions. Demos has also developed a website (http://www.demos.co.uk/poverty/index) to present its findings. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150526010 B |
| Classmark | W6: 3RI |
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