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Fighting poverty, inequality and injustice : a manifesto inspired by Peter Townsend / edited by Alan Walker, Adrian Sinfield and Carol Walker.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Townsend, Peter, 1928-2009.
- Townsend, Peter.
- Social policy.
- Poverty.
- Equality.
- Justice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 312 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol, U.K. : Policy Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This important book brings together many of the leading contributors in the field and provides a compelling manifesto for change in social justice.
- Contents:
- The legacy of Peter Townsend / Adrian Sinfield, Alan Walker, and Carol Walker
- The making of a pioneer researcher : reflections from Peter Townsend's life story / Paul Thompson
- Peter Townsend, a man ahead of his time : re-reading "The Family Life of Old People" and "The Last Refuge" / Hilary Land and Hilary Rose
- The case for universal child benefit / Anthony B. Atkinson
- Poverty / Jonathan Bradshaw
- Social justice for children : investigating and eradicating child poverty / Ruth Lister
- For universalism and against the means test / Carol Walker
- Underclass, overclass, ruling class, supernova class / Danny Dorling
- Addressing health inequalities : building on Peter Townsend's legacy / Margaret Whitehead
- Towards a new sociology of ageing : from structured dependency to critical gerontology / Chris Phillipson
- Disability : prospects for social inclusion / Carol Thomas
- Putting the lawyers in their place : the role of human rights in the struggle against poverty / Conor Gearty
- Radicalising social policy in the 21st century : a global approach / Nicola Yeates and Bob Deacon
- Conclusion : building on the legacy of Peter Townsend / Alan Walker and Carol Walker.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Sep 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613212665
- 9781447315032
- 1447315030
- 9781447302353
- 1447302354
- 9781283212663
- 1283212668
- 9781847427168
- 1847427162
- OCLC:
- 747409567
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