Impoverished

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Fixing Britain and Its Poverty Problem

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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A deeply-researched look at how UK poverty levels skyrocketed, and how the crisis can be fixed.Almost a third of children in Britain today live in poverty. Levels of deprivation in the UK are now higher than at any point in recent history. But how did we get here – and what can be done to turn the tide?In Impoverished, Joanna Mack traces the roots of Britain's poverty crisis to decades of political choices that have left millions unable to withstand the turmoil of the 2020s.Drawing on four decades of pioneering research, Mack offers a clear-eyed analysis of how Britain’s social contract has been undermined – and what it will take to rebuild it. She sets out bold, practical strategies to create a fairer society, alongside pro-poor policies to protect the most vulnerable from the impacts of climate change. Urgent, evidence-based and forward-looking, Impoverished is a blueprint for renewal.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-03-31
Mått129 x 198 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagBristol University Press
ISBN9781447376064

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Joanna Mack is a Visiting Fellow at the Open University, an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and a consulting editor of the Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. She pioneered a groundbreaking methodology for measuring poverty, which has been adopted by international governments, agencies and researchers, and has played a pivotal role in a series of research surveys, culminating in the UK’s largest study of poverty and social exclusion. A former award-winning TV producer/director, her documentaries have shaped public debate and policy. She has authored several influential books on poverty, childhood, and social change and created the widely used resource www.poverty.ac.uk.

Introduction: The promise of changeChapter 1: The breadth and depth of impoverishmentChapter 2: The collapse of the safety netChapter 3: Blaming the vulnerableChapter 4: Why isn’t work a route out of poverty?Chapter 5: The dismantling of services tackling disadvantageChapter 6: How the UK’s housing system drives povertyChapter 7: How the UK’s immigration system designs in destitutionChapter 8: The interlocking challenges of climate change and povertyChapter 9: Lowering the basic costs of living Chapter 10: Renewing public servicesChapter 11: Income security for allChapter 12: Making change happen