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Just managing?: what it mea...
"The 'just about managing'. 'Hardworking families'. 'Alarm-clock Britain'. In recent years British political discourse has been filled with these slogans, as politicians claim to speak on behalf of families who are in work, but struggling to get by. This book allows us to hear from some of these families directly. At a time when the impact of austerity is more relevant than ever, Just Managing? cuts through the debates and sloganeering to give some of the real people behind the headlines and statistics a chance to tell their stories. It tracks the lives of thirty working families in Liverpool over one year, as they struggle to manage on incomes at or around the National Minimum Wage. Their accounts are placed within the economic and political context that has shaped their experiences and that of millions of other working families across the country. This book is required reading for anyone seeking to understand what life is like at the sharp end of 'austerity Britain'."--Publisher's website
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monografia Rebiun19817784 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun19817784 m o d cr ||||||||||| 170601s2016 enka ob 001 0 eng d 9781783743254 1783743255 9781783743247 1783743247 9781783743230 1783743239 UPVA 998208584803706 UAM 991007636605804211 CUNEF 991000372098108131 CBUC 991012541920806708 CBUC 991004061019206713 CBUC 991003508531106714 CBUC 991009430350006719 CBUC 991010345202106709 UCAR 991007755015804213 CBUC 991000700619706712 CBUC 991010345202106709 CBUC 991010345202106709 QCL eng QCL OCLCO OCLCF LOA EBLCP YDX JSTOR MERUC UAB AUD VFL NT U3W UNAV 362.50942 23 O'Brien, Mark Just managing? what it means for the families of austerity Britain Mark O'Brien and Paul Kyprianou Cambridge Open Book Publishers 2017 Cambridge Cambridge Open Book Publishers 233 p. il. col 233 p. EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete Available via Open Book Publishers Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice Preface -- Part 1: Back to the future? 1. Understanding poverty: then and now -- 2. The getting by? study -- Part 2. The big issues 3. Money matters -- 4. Working life -- 5. Meeting basic needs -- 6. Home and family life -- Part 3. Just managing? perspectives on poverty 7. Family views: 'who's to blame?' -- 8. Liars, thieves and honest scousers -- Appendix I: How the research was conducted -- Appendix II: Family circumstances and spending Preface -- PART I: BACK TO THE FUTURE? 1. Understanding Poverty: Then and Now 2. The Getting By? Study -- PART II: THE BIG ISSUES 3. Money Matters 4. Working Life 5. Meeting Basic Needs 6. Home and Family Life -- PART III: JUST MANAGING? PERSPECTIVES ON POVERTY 7. Family Views: 'Who's to Blame?' 8. Liars, Thieves and Honest Scousers -- Appendix I: How the Research Was Conducted -- Appendix II: Family Circumstances and Spending -- References -- Index "The 'just about managing'. 'Hardworking families'. 'Alarm-clock Britain'. In recent years British political discourse has been filled with these slogans, as politicians claim to speak on behalf of families who are in work, but struggling to get by. This book allows us to hear from some of these families directly. At a time when the impact of austerity is more relevant than ever, Just Managing? cuts through the debates and sloganeering to give some of the real people behind the headlines and statistics a chance to tell their stories. It tracks the lives of thirty working families in Liverpool over one year, as they struggle to manage on incomes at or around the National Minimum Wage. Their accounts are placed within the economic and political context that has shaped their experiences and that of millions of other working families across the country. This book is required reading for anyone seeking to understand what life is like at the sharp end of 'austerity Britain'."--Publisher's website Forma de acceso: World Wide Web Kyprianou, Paul Open Book Publishers