Poverty and the law / edited by Peter Robson and Asbjørn Kjønstad.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kjønstad, Asbjørn, editor.

Robson, Peter, 1947- editor.

Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law.

Series:

Onati international series in law and society.

Onati international series in law and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor laws--Congresses.

Poor laws.

Poverty--Congresses.

Poverty.

Social legislation--Congresses.

Social legislation.

Social policy--Congresses.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Poverty & the law

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This collection of essays focuses attention on the global impact of legal policies on levels of poverty. They illustrate the distinct dimensions of poverty in a range of different political and cultural settings and also show how poverty is exacerbated by quite discrete local cultural factors in some instances. There is,nonetheless a universal element which runs through all the contributions. The fate of those who are disadvantaged in society depends crucially on their access to goods through the world of work. Thus gender, ethnic background or disability can result in individuals having a much higher chance of experiencing poverty than those outwith these groups and the success of these groups in achieving a measure of prosperity is bound up with a multiplicity of geographical and political factors. This book is part of the Oñati International Series in Law and Society."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction: Poverty and the Law. INTRODUCTION: 1. The Rights of the Poor: Conceptual Issues

THE EXPERIENCE OF POVERTY: 2. The Law and the Poor: Institutional Support and Economic Need in Italy ; 3. Strategies for Police Accountability and Community Empowerment

STRATEGIES TO CONFRONT POVERTY: 4. Poverty, Social Exclusion and the Impact of Selected Legal Measures against Caste Discrimination in South Asia ; 5. Disability and Poverty in the United Kingdom

ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THE POOR: 6. The Development of the Notion of Poverty and the Equal Protection Clauses: A Comparative Analysis of Italy and the United States ; 7. Substantive Justice and Procedural Fairness in Social Security: The UK Experience

OVERVIEWS: 8. The Rule of Law and Poverty Reduction: Some Issues ; 9. An Army of Ideas: Marginalisation, Indigenous Rights and Civil Society in Mexico since the Zapatista Rebellion.

Notes:

Contains papers produced from a workshop held in 1997 at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Onati, Spain, organized by the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611041991

9781841131917

1841131911

9781472562302

1472562305

9781281041999

1281041998

9781847313171

1847313175

OCLC:

476111313