Poverty, Crisis and Resilience

Download or read book Poverty, Crisis and Resilience written by Marie Boost and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-25 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poverty remains a problem in Europe, raising the need for new solutions. In this thought-provoking book the contributors delve deeply into the everyday lives of poor households to see which practices and resources they apply to improve their situations. One of the book’s key findings is that social resilience requires a functioning welfare state operating at an increased level. In addition to sufficient welfare transfers, there is a need for low-commodified common goods to be made available not only for the registered poor but all low-income households.