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1 online resource (xvi, 199 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Oñati international series in law and society |
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Oñati international series in law and society.
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| Contents |
Half Title Page; Half Title verso; Title Page; Title verso; Series Editor's Foreword; Contents; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Introduction: Poverty and the Law; Introduction; The Experience of Poverty; Strategies to Confront Poverty; Access to Justice for the Poor; Overviews; Appendix; Index |
| Summary |
This collection of essays focuses attention on the global impact of legal policies on levels of poverty. They illustrate the distinct dimensions of poverty in a range of different political and cultural settings and also show how poverty is exacerbated by quite discrete local cultural factors in some instances. There is, nonetheless a universal element which runs through all the contributions. The fate of those who are disadvantaged in society depends crucially on their access to goods through the world of work. Thus gender, ethnic background or disability can result in individuals having a muc |
| Notes |
Contains papers produced from a workshop held in 1997 at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Oñati, Spain, organized by the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Social legislation -- Congresses
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Poor laws -- Congresses
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Poverty -- Congresses
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Social policy -- Congresses
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Poor laws
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Poverty
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Social legislation
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Social policy
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Armen (personen)
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Armoede.
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Culturele aspecten.
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Mensenrechten.
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Sociale wetgeving.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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Rechtsvergelijking (vorm)
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Robson, Peter, 1947-
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Kjønstad, Asbjørn
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Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law.
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| ISBN |
9781847313171 |
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1847313175 |
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9781472562302 |
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1472562305 |
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