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Social Vulnerability in European Cities: The Role of Local Welfare in Times of Crisis 2014 Edition
Contributor(s): Ranci, C. (Editor), Brandsen, T. (Editor), Sabatinelli, S. (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1137346914     ISBN-13: 9781137346919
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
OUR PRICE: $52.24  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy
- Social Science | Sociology - Urban
Dewey: 307.760
Series: Work and Welfare in Europe
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.8" L (1.25 lbs) 306 pages
Themes:
- Demographic Orientation - Urban
Features: Dust Cover
 
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Publisher Description:
What has been the impact of the rise of new social risks and of the recent economic crisis on social cohesion of contemporary cities in Europe? Based on original research carried out in twenty cities in ten different countries, this book provides a new, extensive, empirically-based analysis of social and economic transformations driving the emergence of new social risks in European cities in the last two decades. What are the main factors and mechanisms contributing to the rise of social vulnerability in urban contexts? What are the material conditions and coping strategies adopted by vulnerable groups to deal with these risks? And, finally, what is the role played by local welfare systems in times of welfare retrenchment at the national level? The focus of the book is on urban contexts: it is in cities that most of the new social risks are concentrated and welfare policies face the most dramatic tensions in times of austerity.

 
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