Three Poverty and social exclusion: theory and policy
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David M. Smith
Abstract
This chapter shows how the current ‘social exclusion’ concept has been deployed in the UK and the historical, institutional, and political contexts that have influenced the debates surrounding the causes of poverty and social exclusion. It notes that the ‘social exclusion’ concept originated in EU poverty programmes during the 1980s while in Britain and the US the same concerns were addressed in terms of the emergence of an urban ‘underclass’ (Silver 1994). It further notes that the concepts are not unrelated and both are concerned with the relative roles of agency and structural and/or institutional causes and both emerged together with debates surrounding the ‘new poverty’ associated with global economic changes.
Abstract
This chapter shows how the current ‘social exclusion’ concept has been deployed in the UK and the historical, institutional, and political contexts that have influenced the debates surrounding the causes of poverty and social exclusion. It notes that the ‘social exclusion’ concept originated in EU poverty programmes during the 1980s while in Britain and the US the same concerns were addressed in terms of the emergence of an urban ‘underclass’ (Silver 1994). It further notes that the concepts are not unrelated and both are concerned with the relative roles of agency and structural and/or institutional causes and both emerged together with debates surrounding the ‘new poverty’ associated with global economic changes.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- Acknowledgements v
- Foreword vi
- Introduction 1
- Globalisation and social exclusion 17
- Poverty and social exclusion: theory and policy 39
- Life and labour on the St. Helier estate, 1930-2000 63
- Labour market opportunities and welfare-to-work 87
- Lone-parent households 115
- Informal opportunities and social divisions 143
- Labour markets, exclusion and social capital 167
- On the margins of inclusion 193
- References 215
- Index 237
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- Acknowledgements v
- Foreword vi
- Introduction 1
- Globalisation and social exclusion 17
- Poverty and social exclusion: theory and policy 39
- Life and labour on the St. Helier estate, 1930-2000 63
- Labour market opportunities and welfare-to-work 87
- Lone-parent households 115
- Informal opportunities and social divisions 143
- Labour markets, exclusion and social capital 167
- On the margins of inclusion 193
- References 215
- Index 237
