From one of today's most eminent thinkers--a piercing examination of poverty in the modern age If "being poor" once derived its meaning from the condition of being unemployed, today it draws its meaning primarily from the plight of a flawed consumer. This distinction truly makes a difference in the way poverty is experienced and in the chances to redeem its misery. This absorbing book traces this change, and makes an inventory of its social consequences. It also considers ways of fighting back advancing poverty and mitigating its hardships, and tackles the problems of poverty in its present form. The new edition features: Up-to-date coverage of the progress made by key thinkers in the field A discussion of recent work on redundancy, disposability, and exclusion Explorations of new theories of workable solutions to poverty Students of sociology, politics, and social policy will find this to be an invaluable text on the changing significance and implications of an enduring social problem.

来自当今最杰出的思想家之一--对现代贫困的深刻审视 如果说 "贫困 "曾经来自于失业的状况，那么今天它的意义主要来自于有缺陷的消费者的困境。这一区别确实使人们对贫困的体验方式和挽救其痛苦的机会产生了差异。这本引人入胜的书追溯了这种变化，并对其社会后果进行了盘点。它还考虑了反击贫困和减轻其困难的方法，并解决了目前形式的贫困问题。新版的特点是。对该领域主要思想家所取得的进展的最新报道 对最近关于冗余、可支配性和排斥的工作的讨论 对解决贫困问题的可行方案的新理论的探索 社会学、政治学和社会政策的学生会发现这是一本关于一个持久的社会问题的变化的意义和影响的宝贵文本。