Engaging systematically with severe forms of poverty in Europe, this important book stimulates academic, public and policy debate by shedding light on aspects o

Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers

The key concepts of the book are media, class, poverty, and shaming. The contributors to this book examine how certain social relations and their cultural meani

This book explores the nature and extent of poverty and social exclusion in six European Union countries: Austria, Germany, Greece, Norway, Portugal and the UK,

We are at a point in history where economic inequalities are more widespread each day. The situation of extreme poverty experienced by the majority of the popul