Without a deeper understanding of poverty as a lived experience in childhood, policies targeted at eradicating child poverty may fail. This book presents an opp

How can we measure poverty in the United Kingdom today, and which measures are most reliable? Is poverty related to other problems and disadvantages? Based on t

Social inclusion and participation have become policy mantras in the UK and Europe. As these concepts are being translated into policies and practice, it is a c

Laura Smith argues that if there is any segment of society that should be concerned with the impact of classism and poverty, it is those within the “helping p

Includes statistical tables and graphs.