Who deserves to get what and what should they have to do in order to get it? These are questions that societies have grappled with since antiquity, and they con

This book addresses new perspectives on the perceived popular deservingness of target groups of social services and benefits, offering new insights and analysis

This important book builds a bridge between the literature on popular welfare deservingness and social welfare policies. It examines the relationship between th

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The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Poverty builds a common scholarly ground in the study of poverty by bringing together an international, inter-disci