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In all developed countries - though to widely varying extents - a
minority of the population suffers from deprivation. The Labour
Government in Britain in particular has sought to conceptualize and
deal with this through the notion of 'Social Exclusion': similar
ideas have been found in other countries.
"Spaces of Social Exclusion" explores the forms of this
contemporary economic and social disadvantage and in particular,
its social and spatial causes, and the role of space in policies to
address disadvantage.
Part 1 introduces contemporary and historical conceptualizations
and ideologies surrounding social exclusion and poverty. It
describes the complex social and spatial patterns of disadvantage
in advanced capitalist countries. Part 2 goes on to analyse the
origins of social exclusion by examining the different spheres of
disadvantage and their relations, emphasizing the role of space,
place and scale. It brings together and integrates, research on
diverse aspects of social exclusionand the varied processes which
produce it. Part 3 discusses different strategies for overcoming
social exclusion and their relation to theories considered in Part
2. It is also concerned with presenting and criticizing policy
ideas from across the political spectrum.
The book aims to demonstrate the similarity throughout the advanced
capitalist countries of many of the processes that create social
exclusion and the way that spatial patterns constitute and
reproduce exclusion.
In all developed countries - though to widely varying extents - a
minority of the population suffers from deprivation. The Labour
Government in Britain in particular has sought to conceptualize and
deal with this through the notion of 'Social Exclusion': similar
ideas have been found in other countries.
"Spaces of Social Exclusion" explores the forms of this
contemporary economic and social disadvantage and in particular,
its social and spatial causes, and the role of space in policies to
address disadvantage.
Part 1 introduces contemporary and historical conceptualizations
and ideologies surrounding social exclusion and poverty. It
describes the complex social and spatial patterns of disadvantage
in advanced capitalist countries. Part 2 goes on to analyse the
origins of social exclusion by examining the different spheres of
disadvantage and their relations, emphasizing the role of space,
place and scale. It brings together and integrates, research on
diverse aspects of social exclusionand the varied processes which
produce it. Part 3 discusses different strategies for overcoming
social exclusion and their relation to theories considered in Part
2. It is also concerned with presenting and criticizing policy
ideas from across the political spectrum.
The book aims to demonstrate the similarity throughout the advanced
capitalist countries of many of the processes that create social
exclusion and the way that spatial patterns constitute and
reproduce exclusion.
This theoretical and empirical study examines the relationship
between the organisation of work, industrial relations, production
spaces and the dynamics of capitalist investment. Jamie Gough
explores the connections between labour process change, products,
local economy and society, spaces and forms of competition, and
firm's locational strategies. In a path-breaking analysis he shows
that these are closely bound up with the business cycle and other
rhythms of investment. Differences within the labour process are
central to the argument. Gough explores the divisions between
workers arising from these differences and from spatial flows of
capital, and suggests strategies through which these divisions
might be overcome.
Introducing Social Geographies' is a major new text offering a
comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to this important area of
human geography. It presents a broad overview of social geography,
clearly outlining the key theoretical and political positions, and
making extensive use of examples to show how these frameworks can
be used to analyse real social issues.The book is ideal for
undergraduates first encountering social geography and includes
topic overviews, summaries of key points, critiques, boxed case
studies and suggestions for further reading.
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