This is a survey of the author's work on international poverty, covering his contribution to the debate on the conceptualization and measurement of poverty. The theoretical sections of the book are illustrated with empirical observations from Third and First World countries.
Jazz in American Culture offers an informed and entertaining introduction to jazz - one of the great musical cultures of the world.
When originally published in 1988, this book presented new evidence of inequalities in health found among communities in different areas of the North of England.
First published in 1964, The Last Refuge undertakes a major enquiry into the question "Are communal homes for the aged necessary in our community and if so what form should they take?"
First published in 1957, The Family Life of Old People opens with the question: Are old people isolated from their families? Thereafter, the author describes the results of intensive interviews with people of pensionable age in Bethnal Green in East London.
When originally published in 1988, this book presented new evidence of inequalities in health found among communities in different areas of the North of England.
First published in 1964, The Last Refuge undertakes a major enquiry into the question "Are communal homes for the aged necessary in our community and if so what form should they take?"
First published in 1957, The Family Life of Old People opens with the question: Are old people isolated from their families? Thereafter, the author describes the results of intensive interviews with people of pensionable age in Bethnal Green in East London.