International Perspectives on Homelessness

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Valerie Polakow, Cindy Guillean
Bloomsbury Academic, Aug 30, 2001 - Social Science - 328 pages

Homelessness strikes in all types of nations, from wealthy western nations to poor undeveloped countries. Each government and culture attends to this worldwide problem differently. This work collects eleven case studies of selected countries from around the world in order to offer a wide perspective on the dilemma of homelessness. Students can use this ready reference to compare and contrast homelessness populations, analyze the ways in which various countries approach this issue, and to evaluate what is precluding and encouraging this reaching issue.

The problem of homelessness is clearly defined here from a global perspective. In addition, the history and resulting conflicts that have risen from homelessness are outlined. This ready reference analyzes the metamorphosis of the homelessness, what solutions have been suggested, and how effective these solutions have been. Students will learn to think critically about homelessness and what the future holds for each country as it battles with this seemingly unavoidable occurence.

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Contents

The Changing Face of Homelessness in Europe
3
An Avoidable Problem
39
Understanding Homelessness and Social Policy in Denmark 65
65
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Common terms and phrases

affordable housing African areas Australia Avramov Buenos Aires Busch-Geertsema Cape Town clients costs countries Denmark disabilities dwellings economic employment estimated European European Union eviction families Feantsa funds Germany Greece groups homeless children homeless persons homeless population homeless women Homelessness in Australia hostels households housing market housing needs housing policy housing provision housing stock Human Rights income increase individuals institutions Kenya Khayelitsha labor market lack landlords legislation less living low-income mental illness million municipalities Nairobi National NBHW number of homeless organizations Paulo percent political poor poverty problems public housing recent refugees rent Report Research residents Rio de Janeiro risk rural Sahlin São Paulo sector shelters single homeless social assistance social authorities social exclusion social housing squatter Statistics Denmark Statistics Sweden street children Sydney temporary accommodation tenants Transkei United urban violence vulnerable welfare West Germany young

About the author (2001)

VALERIE POLAKOW is Professor of Education at Eastern Michigan University and author of Living on the Edge: Single Mothers and their Children in the Other America.

CINDY GUILLEAN is researcher and editorial assistant at the University of Michigan School of Social Work./e

Bibliographic information

TitleInternational Perspectives on Homelessness
Controversies in Science
EditorsValerie Polakow, Cindy Guillean
Editionillustrated
PublisherBloomsbury Academic, 2001
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedAug 24, 2007
ISBN0313308551, 9780313308550
Length328 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness
Social Science / Sociology / General
  
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