From the global politics of poverty alleviation to the global politics of social solidarity

Global Social Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 233-249

  Deacon, Bob ^a   Cohen, Shana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Woolf Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global Social Floor; middle class; poverty; solidarity; welfare

Indexed keywords

CLASS; EQUITY; LIVING STANDARD; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; MOBILITY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 84255197029     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: 17412803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468018111421294     Document Type: Article

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