<![CDATA[The Book Company: New Products - Poverty & Homelessness]]> https://www.thebookco.com Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:59:07 +0000 <![CDATA[Power for the Poor (The Family Centre Project - An Experiment in Self-Help)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/power-for-the-poor-9781041581802 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:12:10 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/power-for-the-poor-9781041581802 Power for the Poor (The Family Centre Project - An Experiment in Self-Help) by Michael Liffman, 9781041581802

In 1972 the Brotherhood of St Laurence, wound up the social programme it had offered, with what it felt had been limited success, for the previous forty years, to launch a daring experiment. In this book, first published in 1978, the author describes the origins, developments and achievements o..

Price: $140.99

]]> Power for the Poor (The Family Centre Project - An Experiment in Self-Help) by Michael Liffman, 9781041581802

In 1972 the Brotherhood of St Laurence, wound up the social programme it had offered, with what it felt had been limited success, for the previous forty years, to launch a daring experiment. In this book, first published in 1978, the author describes the origins, developments and achievements o..

Price: $140.99

]]> In 1972 the Brotherhood of St Laurence, wound up the social programme it had offered, with what it felt had been limited success, for the previous forty years, to launch a daring experiment. In this book, first published in 1978, the author describes the origins, developments and achievements o..]]> <![CDATA[Poverty]]> https://www.thebookco.com/poverty-9780367276348 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:25:56 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/poverty-9780367276348 Poverty by Bent Greve, 9780367276348

 Poverty: The Basics will present the readers with the core concepts, latest development and knowledge about policies that work to eliminate absolute poverty.

Price: $166.99

]]> Poverty by Bent Greve, 9780367276348

 Poverty: The Basics will present the readers with the core concepts, latest development and knowledge about policies that work to eliminate absolute poverty.

Price: $166.99

]]>  Poverty: The Basics will present the readers with the core concepts, latest development and knowledge about policies that work to eliminate absolute poverty.

]]> <![CDATA[The Housing Crisis]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-housing-crisis-9781138432857 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:43:02 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-housing-crisis-9781138432857 The Housing Crisis by Peter Malpass, 9781138432857First published in 1986. After years of government complacency about housing it is now becoming clear that there are growing shortages of suitable accommodation, especially in certain areas of high demand, and huge problems of disrepair in the existing stock of dwellings in almost all areas. This ..

Price: $280.00

]]> The Housing Crisis by Peter Malpass, 9781138432857First published in 1986. After years of government complacency about housing it is now becoming clear that there are growing shortages of suitable accommodation, especially in certain areas of high demand, and huge problems of disrepair in the existing stock of dwellings in almost all areas. This ..

Price: $280.00

]]> <![CDATA[Urban Poverty in the Wake of Environmental Disaster (Rehabilitation, Resilience and Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda))]]> https://www.thebookco.com/urban-poverty-in-the-wake-of-environmental-disaster-9781138629998 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:26:47 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/urban-poverty-in-the-wake-of-environmental-disaster-9781138629998 Urban Poverty in the Wake of Environmental Disaster (Rehabilitation, Resilience and Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)) by Maria Ela Atienza, Pauline Eadie, May Tan-Mullins, 9781138629998

This book investigates the best strategies for poverty alleviation in post-disaster urban environments, and the conditions necessary for the success and scaling up of these strategies.

Price: $233.99

]]> Urban Poverty in the Wake of Environmental Disaster (Rehabilitation, Resilience and Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)) by Maria Ela Atienza, Pauline Eadie, May Tan-Mullins, 9781138629998

This book investigates the best strategies for poverty alleviation in post-disaster urban environments, and the conditions necessary for the success and scaling up of these strategies.

Price: $233.99

]]> This book investigates the best strategies for poverty alleviation in post-disaster urban environments, and the conditions necessary for the success and scaling up of these strategies.

]]> <![CDATA[The Unemployed]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-unemployed-9781138539204 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:23:10 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-unemployed-9781138539204 The Unemployed by Eli Ginzberg, 9781138539204This classic study of the effect of unemployment and of the ways of relieving it upon actual, typical families of the 1930s and 1940s is a vivid, startling picture of the demoralizing influence and consequences of America's relief policies during the Depression years

Price: $233.99

]]> The Unemployed by Eli Ginzberg, 9781138539204This classic study of the effect of unemployment and of the ways of relieving it upon actual, typical families of the 1930s and 1940s is a vivid, startling picture of the demoralizing influence and consequences of America's relief policies during the Depression years

Price: $233.99

]]> <![CDATA[A Nation of Home Owners]]> https://www.thebookco.com/a-nation-of-home-owners-9780367683627 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:35:25 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/a-nation-of-home-owners-9780367683627 A Nation of Home Owners by Peter Saunders, 9780367683627

Originally published in 1990, and re-issued in 2020 with an updated Preface, this book shows how the UK has become a nation of home owners, and the effect it has had on people’s lives, the impact which it has had on British society and the implications for those who have hitherto been excluded...

Price: $233.99

]]> A Nation of Home Owners by Peter Saunders, 9780367683627

Originally published in 1990, and re-issued in 2020 with an updated Preface, this book shows how the UK has become a nation of home owners, and the effect it has had on people’s lives, the impact which it has had on British society and the implications for those who have hitherto been excluded...

Price: $233.99

]]> Originally published in 1990, and re-issued in 2020 with an updated Preface, this book shows how the UK has become a nation of home owners, and the effect it has had on people’s lives, the impact which it has had on British society and the implications for those who have hitherto been excluded...]]> <![CDATA[Migrants, Mobility and Citizenship in India]]> https://www.thebookco.com/migrants-mobility-and-citizenship-in-india-9781138595774 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:22:36 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/migrants-mobility-and-citizenship-in-india-9781138595774 Migrants, Mobility and Citizenship in India by Ashwani Kumar, R. B. Bhagat, 9781138595774

This book reconceptualizes migration studies in India by reinforcing the idea of their citizenship, the role of gender, ethnicity, caste, electoral participation of the internal migrants, livelihood diversification, struggle for settlement and politics of displacement. 

Price: $233.99

]]> Migrants, Mobility and Citizenship in India by Ashwani Kumar, R. B. Bhagat, 9781138595774

This book reconceptualizes migration studies in India by reinforcing the idea of their citizenship, the role of gender, ethnicity, caste, electoral participation of the internal migrants, livelihood diversification, struggle for settlement and politics of displacement. 

Price: $233.99

]]> This book reconceptualizes migration studies in India by reinforcing the idea of their citizenship, the role of gender, ethnicity, caste, electoral participation of the internal migrants, livelihood diversification, struggle for settlement and politics of displacement. 

]]> <![CDATA[Housing in the Aftermath of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe]]> https://www.thebookco.com/housing-in-the-aftermath-of-the-fast-track-land-reform-programme-in-zimbabwe-9780367361631 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:13:48 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/housing-in-the-aftermath-of-the-fast-track-land-reform-programme-in-zimbabwe-9780367361631 Housing in the Aftermath of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe by Lovemore Chipungu, Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, 9780367361631

This book delves into the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) in Zimbabwe to provide insight into how it facilitated the delivery of housing for low-income urban households. It highlights the politics of land reforms and the power of community engagement in housing development in urban are..

Price: $233.99

]]> Housing in the Aftermath of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe by Lovemore Chipungu, Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, 9780367361631

This book delves into the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) in Zimbabwe to provide insight into how it facilitated the delivery of housing for low-income urban households. It highlights the politics of land reforms and the power of community engagement in housing development in urban are..

Price: $233.99

]]> This book delves into the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) in Zimbabwe to provide insight into how it facilitated the delivery of housing for low-income urban households. It highlights the politics of land reforms and the power of community engagement in housing development in urban are..]]> <![CDATA[American Promise (Equal Justice and Economic Opportunity)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/american-promise-9781138534223 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:17:15 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/american-promise-9781138534223 American Promise (Equal Justice and Economic Opportunity) by Arthur I. Blaustein, 9781138534223This forcefully argued and carefully documented report by the National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity criticizes the Reagan Economic Recovery Program on the basis that it separates economic theory from social policy, pursuing the former at the expense of the latter, which hurts the poor ..

Price: $233.99

]]> American Promise (Equal Justice and Economic Opportunity) by Arthur I. Blaustein, 9781138534223This forcefully argued and carefully documented report by the National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity criticizes the Reagan Economic Recovery Program on the basis that it separates economic theory from social policy, pursuing the former at the expense of the latter, which hurts the poor ..

Price: $233.99

]]> <![CDATA[Half a Citizen (Life on welfare in Australia)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/half-a-citizen-life-on-welfare-in-australia-9780367718268 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:00:57 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/half-a-citizen-life-on-welfare-in-australia-9780367718268 Half a Citizen (Life on welfare in Australia) by Sonia Martin, Suellen Murray, Greg Marston, Jenny Chalmers, John Murphy, 9780367718268Explores behind the unemployment statistics to shed new light on what it is like to live on a low income and experience the brunt of welfare reform, exploding the persistent myth that welfare recipients don't contribute to society.

Price: $233.99

]]> Half a Citizen (Life on welfare in Australia) by Sonia Martin, Suellen Murray, Greg Marston, Jenny Chalmers, John Murphy, 9780367718268Explores behind the unemployment statistics to shed new light on what it is like to live on a low income and experience the brunt of welfare reform, exploding the persistent myth that welfare recipients don't contribute to society.

Price: $233.99

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