Among the developed countries it is not the richest societies which have the best health, but
those which have the smallest income differences between rich and poor. Inequality and …

This textbook provides an accessible and critical synthesis of urban regeneration in the UK,
incorporating key policies, approaches, issues, debates and case studies. The central …

The concept of'social capital'is currently the focus of an explosion of interest in the research
and policy community. It refers to the social networks, informal structures and norms that …

This book explores developments in social theory, social experience and social policy in
relation to Social Exclusion. It examines the origins of the term and implications of the …

Concern over the quality of modern life is a characteristic of contemporary society. This
paper explains the social geographical approach to research into quality of life and urban …

This internationally appealing book is based on a two-year case study of a group of young
people as they move through their final year of mandatory schooling and into their first year …

Livability has risen, alongside sustainability, as a guiding principle for planning and policy.
Promoted as the more tangible of the two concepts, livability shapes public perception and …

JNTEREST IN THE distribution of earnings and the distribution of household income was
largely a parochial backwater of economic research in the United States until the early …

Childhood poverty has moved from the periphery to the centre of the policy agenda following
New Labour's pledge to end it within twenty years. However, whether the needs and …

The relationship between welfare and the state has undergone a sustained process of
reconfiguration over the past two decades and managerialism has played a key role in this …