Front Matter

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of tables and figures vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. List of abbreviations xiii
6. Introduction and overview 1
7. Income poverty 17
8. Beyond low income: economic resources, financial hardship and poverty 43
9. Experiencing poverty: the voices of poverty and disadvantage 65
10. Identifying the essentials of life 83
11. Measuring deprivation 115
12. A new poverty measure 153
13. Defining social exclusion and the social inclusion agenda 179
14. Identifying social exclusion 211
15. Conclusions and implications 237
16. References 253
17. Index 271