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Rural Poverty Today: Experiences of Social Exclusion in Rural Britain

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Jane Atterton, Polly Chapman, Jayne Glass, Mark Shucksmith
2023
Published by: Bristol University Press
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Poverty is perceived as an urban problem, yet many in rural Britain also experience hardship. This book explores how and why people in rural areas experience and negotiate poverty and social exclusion. It examines the role of societal processes, individual circumstances, sources of support (markets; state; voluntary organisations; family and friends) and the role of place.

It concludes that the UK’s welfare system is poorly adapted to rural areas, with the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and cutbacks exacerbating pressures. Voluntary organisations increasingly fill gaps in support left by the state. Invaluable to those in policy and practice, the book recommends a combination of person-based and place-based approaches to tackle rural poverty.

Table of Contents

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Front Cover

Title page

pp. i

Copyright information

pp. ii

Table of Contents

pp. iii

List of figures and tables

pp. iv

Glossary

pp. v-vi

About the authors

pp. vii-viii

Acknowledgements

pp. ix

Foreword

pp. x-xiii

1 Introduction

pp. 1-16

2 Poverty and social exclusion in rural Britain: a review

pp. 17-39

3 East Perthshire: an accessible rural area in Scotland

pp. 40-80

4 Harris: an island area of Scotland

pp. 81-120

5 The North Tyne valley, Northumberland: a remote area of England

pp. 121-160

6 Rural poverty in a pandemic: experiences of COVID-19

pp. 161-190

7 Changing sources of support: precarity, conditionality and social solidarity

pp. 191-211

8 Conclusions and policy implications

pp. 212-234

Notes

pp. 235-236

References

pp. 237-252

Index

pp. 253-262
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