On the margins of inclusion – Changing labour mark ets and social exclusion in London: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion
Autor David M. Smithen Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 sep 2005
This book offers an account of how groups of economically marginal people have adapt and negotiate the offerings of a 'post industrial' labour market and a welfare system geared towards reintegrating them into formal employment. Through close ethnographic study it highlights collective strategies and responses to labour and welfare changes.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781861346001
ISBN-10: 186134600X
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bristol University Press
Seria Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion
ISBN-10: 186134600X
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bristol University Press
Seria Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion
Recenzii
Combining his personal experience and the evidence provided through the research, the author moves beyond dichotomous perspectives of structure or agency and recognizes the importance of interaction between structure and agency. ... Smith examines the process of evolution of concepts from poverty, to underclass and then social exclusion and explains those historical, institutional and political contexts which have influenced and shaped and reshaped the debates surrounding the causes of poverty and social exclusion. ... Being rich both in empirical evidence and analysis, the book is very useful for both academics and policy makers. Work, employment and society
David Smith ably weaves a narrative on how changing labour markets and social policies affect the lives of economically marginalised individuals. ... I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in issues surrounding marginality and exclusion in the post-industrial city. Urban Studies
This is a well-argued and at times, passionately written book that voices its dismay at the current state of Britain's post-industrial labour market and benefit system ... I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in issues surrounding marginality and exclusion in the post-industrial city. Urban Studies
Notă biografică
David M. Smith, No current affiliation