Understanding Social Exclusion

by John Hills, Julian Le Grand, David Piachaud

Overview

This book explores the issue of social exclusion. It asks three main questions: How can social exclusion be measured? What are its main determinants or influences? And what policies can reduce social exclusion? The authors aim to consider how a focus on social exclusion may alter the policy questions that are most relevant by fostering debate in government, research, and academic circles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199251940
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/22/2002
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

John Hills is Director and Professor of Social Policy at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), London School of Economics.
Julian Le Grand is the Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics. He is Chair of LSE Health and Social Care and a co-director of the Economic and Social Research Council's Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE). David Piachaud is Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Tania Burchardt, Julian Le Grand and David Piachaud2. Social exclusion, social isolation and the distribution of income, Brian Barry3. Degrees of exclusion: Developing a dynamic, multi-dimensional measure, Tania Burchardt, Julian Le Grand and David Piachaud4. The dynamics of poverty in Britain, Simon Burgess and Carol Propper5. Social exclusion and the generations, John Hobcraft6. Disadvantage and Demography—-chicken and egg?, Kathleen Kiernan7. Low paid work: Drip feeding the poor, Abigail McKnight8. Social exclusion and neighbourhoods, Ruth Lupton and Anne Power9. Child poverty, David Piachaud and Holly Sutherland10. Response and prevention in the British welfare state, Phil Agulnik, Tania Burchardt and Martin Evans11. Preventing social exclusion: Education's contribution, Howard Glennerster and Jo Sparkes12. Community, neighbourhood and social infrastructure, Liz Richardson and Katharine Mumford13. Does a focus on 'social exclusion' change the policy response?, John Hills

Editorial Reviews

Economists and policy researchers associated with the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion at the London School of Economics explore the meaning of social exclusion, quantify its extent, analyze some its causes and relationships between them, examine the policy and practice of attempts to tackle it, and ponder whether current research directions are in fact helping at all. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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