{"product_id":"9781487509859","title":"Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity","description":"Author: Gregg M. Olsen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781487509859\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Nov 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoverty and Austerity amid Prosperity puts a sharp focus on rising levels of poverty and homelessness in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Highlighting the important differences between these countries, Gregg M. Olsen examines how poverty and homelessness have been conceptualized, defined, measured, and addressed in each country. Olsen critically contrasts the two main theoretical traditions  individual and societal  that have emerged to explain poverty and homelessness. Ultimately, he argues that societal approaches to the study of poverty are better equipped to explain the developments unfolding across these nations and that the eradication of poverty will only happen when the socioeconomic system has been seriously overhauled and founded upon economic democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919522513054,"sku":"ING-9781487509859","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781487509859.jpg?v=1782813472","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781487509859","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}