Ten More similarities than differences: poverty and social exclusion in rural and urban locations
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Nick Bailey
Abstract
Urban and rural locations may have different levels of poverty or social exclusion but also different combinations of problems or forms of exclusion. Understanding these differences is important both for the allocation of resources but also for the development of appropriate policies or interventions. Overall, this chapter argues that the similarities between urban and rural areas are greater than the differences. There are substantial levels of poverty in urban and rural locations although most measures show higher levels in more urban locations. There are notable differences between measures, however, with low income measures inflating estimates of poverty in more rural locations compared with other measures, notably those based on deprivation. Contrary to expectations in much of the literature, we do not find strong differences in the forms of exclusion in different areas: some aspects are worse in urban locations (notably neighbourhood problems and subjective well-being), while others are worse in rural places (notably transport and access to services). The experience of poverty is equally shaming in urban and rural locations. The main message for policy is the need to focus on core national policies to tackle poverty and exclusion in rural and urban locations alike.
Abstract
Urban and rural locations may have different levels of poverty or social exclusion but also different combinations of problems or forms of exclusion. Understanding these differences is important both for the allocation of resources but also for the development of appropriate policies or interventions. Overall, this chapter argues that the similarities between urban and rural areas are greater than the differences. There are substantial levels of poverty in urban and rural locations although most measures show higher levels in more urban locations. There are notable differences between measures, however, with low income measures inflating estimates of poverty in more rural locations compared with other measures, notably those based on deprivation. Contrary to expectations in much of the literature, we do not find strong differences in the forms of exclusion in different areas: some aspects are worse in urban locations (notably neighbourhood problems and subjective well-being), while others are worse in rural places (notably transport and access to services). The experience of poverty is equally shaming in urban and rural locations. The main message for policy is the need to focus on core national policies to tackle poverty and exclusion in rural and urban locations alike.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vii
- Notes on contributors xi
- Acknowledgements xiii
- Introduction: poverty and social exclusion in the UK 1
- Measuring poverty in the UK 17
- The impoverishment of youth: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion among young adults in the UK 41
- Improvement for some: poverty and social exclusion among older people and pensioners 61
- Which men and women are poor? Gender, poverty and social exclusion 95
- Better understandings of ethnic variations: ethnicity, poverty and social exclusion 115
- Improving lives? Child poverty and social exclusion 135
- The cost of children: parents, poverty, and social support 155
- A worsening picture: poverty and social exclusion and disabled people 173
- Devolution and North/South division: poverty and social exclusion in the countries and regions of the UK 193
- More similarities than differences: poverty and social exclusion in rural and urban locations 219
- Conclusion: innovating methods, informing policy and challenging stigma 239
- Technical appendix 257
- Index 259
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vii
- Notes on contributors xi
- Acknowledgements xiii
- Introduction: poverty and social exclusion in the UK 1
- Measuring poverty in the UK 17
- The impoverishment of youth: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion among young adults in the UK 41
- Improvement for some: poverty and social exclusion among older people and pensioners 61
- Which men and women are poor? Gender, poverty and social exclusion 95
- Better understandings of ethnic variations: ethnicity, poverty and social exclusion 115
- Improving lives? Child poverty and social exclusion 135
- The cost of children: parents, poverty, and social support 155
- A worsening picture: poverty and social exclusion and disabled people 173
- Devolution and North/South division: poverty and social exclusion in the countries and regions of the UK 193
- More similarities than differences: poverty and social exclusion in rural and urban locations 219
- Conclusion: innovating methods, informing policy and challenging stigma 239
- Technical appendix 257
- Index 259
