Contents

pp iii-iii

List of tables and figures

pp iv-vii

Glossary

pp viii-xi

Notes on contributors

pp xii-xiv

Acknowledgements

pp xv-xvi

Introduction

pp 1-24

Part 1 - Resources

pp 25-26

one - Fifty years of poverty in the UK

pp 27-56

two - Living standards in the UK

pp 57-90

three - Severe poverty and destitution

pp 91-112

four - Poverty, local services and austerity

pp 113-134

Part 2 - Participation

pp 135-136

five - Social participation and social support

pp 137-158

six - Employment, poverty and social exclusion

pp 159-178

seven - Poverty, social exclusion and civic engagement

pp 179-200

Part 3 - Quality of life

pp 201-202

eight - Poverty and health: thirty years of progress?

pp 203-224

nine - Housing and the living environment

pp 225-244

ten - Poverty and social harm: challenging discourses of risk, resilience and choice

pp 245-266

eleven - Financial inclusion, financial stress and debt

pp 267-288

twelve - The poverty of well-being

pp 289-308

Part 4 - Bringing it together

pp 309-310

thirteen - The multidimensional analysis of social exclusion

pp 311-342

fourteen - Conclusions and emerging themes

pp 343-362

Index

pp 363-367