From one of today's most eminent thinkers--a piercing examination of
poverty in the modern age
If "being poor" once derived its meaning from the condition of being
unemployed, today it draws its meaning primarily from the plight of a
flawed consumer. This distinction truly makes a difference in the way
poverty is experienced and in the chances to redeem its misery.
This absorbing book traces this change, and makes an inventory of its
social consequences. It also considers ways of fighting back advancing
poverty and mitigating its hardships, and tackles the problems of
poverty in its present form.
The new edition features: Up-to-date coverage of the progress made by
key thinkers in the field A discussion of recent work on redundancy,
disposability, and exclusion Explorations of new theories of workable
solutions to poverty
Students of sociology, politics, and social policy will find this to be
an invaluable text on the changing significance and implications of an
enduring social problem.