Poverty and Deprivation in Ireland in Comparative Perspective
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Publisher: ESRI
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Total Pages: 101
ISBN-13: 0707002796
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The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Poverty
Author: David Brady
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 937
ISBN-13: 0199914052
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Poverty builds a common scholarly ground in the study of poverty by bringing together an international, inter-disciplinary group of scholars to provide their perspectives on the issue. Contributors engage in discussions about the leading theories and conceptual debates regarding poverty, the most salient topics in poverty research, and the far-reaching consequences of poverty on the individual and societal level.
Poverty in Education Across the UK
Author: Ian Thompson
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2020-09-02
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 1447330900
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNuanced interconnections of poverty and educational attainment around the UK are surveyed in this unique analysis. Across the four jurisdictions of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, experts consider the impact of curriculum reforms and devolved policy making on the lives of children and young people in poverty. They investigate differences in educational ideologies and structures, and question whether they help or hinder schools seeking to support disadvantaged and marginalised groups. For academics and students engaged in education and social justice, this is a vital exploration of poverty’s profound effects on inequalities in educational attainment and the opportunities to improve school responses.
Down and Out
Author: Peter Saunders
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 184742838X
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Quality of Life in Ireland
Author: Tony Fahey
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010-11-30
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789048177820
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrances Ruane, Director, Economic and Social Research Institute Irish and international scholars continue to be curious about Ireland’s exceptional economic success since the early 1990s. While growth rates peaked at the turn of the millennium, they have since continued at levels that are high by any current international or historical Irish measures. Despite differences of view among Irish economists and policymakers on the relative importance of the factors that have driven growth, there is widespread agreement that the process of globalisation has contributed to Ireland’s economic development. In this context, it is helpful to recognise that globalisation has created huge changes in most developed and developing countries and has been associated, inter alia, with reductions in global income disparity but increased income disparity within individual countries. This book reflects on how, from a social perspective, Ireland has prospered over the past decade. In that period we have effectively moved from being a semi-developed to being a developed economy. While the book’s main focus is on the social changes induced by economic growth, there is also recognition that social change has facilitated economic growth. Although many would regard the past decade as a period when economic and social elements have combined in a virtuous cycle, there is a lingering question as to the extent to which we have better lives now that we are economically ‘better off’.
Tackling Low Income and Deprivation
Author: Tim Callan
Publisher: ESRI
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 070700263X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPractical Microsimulation Modelling
Author: Cathal O'Donoghue
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 319
ISBN-13: 0198852878
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Practical Microsimulation Modelling' brings together a description and examples of the main methods used in microsimulation modelling used in the field of income distribution analysis. It is structured to develop and use the different types of models used in the field, with a focus on household targeted policy.
Local Government in Ireland
Author: Mark Callanan
Publisher: Institute of Public Administration
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 630
ISBN-13: 9781902448930
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHandbook of Family Policies Across the Globe
Author: Mihaela Robila
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-06-19
Total Pages: 475
ISBN-13: 1461467713
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamily policy holds a particular status in the quest for a more equitable world as it intersects the rights of women, children, and workers. But despite local and global efforts and initiatives, the state of family policy in different areas of the world varies widely. Through a cross-section of countries on six continents, Family Policies Across the Globe offers the current state of the laws concerning family life, structure, and services, providing historical, cultural, and socioeconomic context. Lucidly written chapters analyze key aspects of family definition, marriage, child well-being, work/family balance, and family assistance, reviewing underlying social issues and controversies as they exist in each country. Details of challenges to implementation and methods of evaluating policy outcomes bring practical realities into sharp focus, and each chapter concludes with recommendations for improvement at the research, service, and governmental levels. The result is an important comparative look at how governments support families, and how societies perceive themselves as they evolve. Among the issues covered: Sierra Leone: toward sustainable family policies. Russia: folkways versus state-ways. Japan: policy responses to a declining population. Australia: reform, revolutions, and lingering effects. Canada: a patchwork policy. Colombia: a focus on policies for vulnerable families. Researchers , professors and graduate students in the fields of social policy, child and family studies, psychology, sociology, and social work will find in Family Policies Across the Globe a reference that will grow in importance as world events continue to develop.
Housing, Fuel Poverty and Health
Author: Jonathan D. Healy
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-03-02
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 1351930281
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first fully comparative study of fuel poverty across the EU, this work analyses the relationship between domestic energy efficiency, fuel poverty and health. The book adopts a holistic approach, incorporating a large number of social and economic risk factors to present a large-scale, cross-country, longitudinal analysis. The book is unique in: * Developing a new (consensual) methodology for calculating cross-country fuel poverty levels; * Presenting a detailed econometric/statistical analysis of EU fuel poverty; * Detailing the results of an empirical investigation of EU housing conditions, affordability and housing satisfaction; * Identifying risk factors related to seasonal variations in mortality across the EU; * Offering an empirical examination of health outcomes associated with fuel poverty; * Providing startling new evidence on fuel poverty in Southern Europe. Housing, Fuel Poverty and Health provides a powerful reference source for researchers and practitioners in the areas of energy economics, public health and epidemiology, housing and social policy.
