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Poor people, poor places : the geography of poverty and deprivation in Ireland / edited by Dennis G. Pringle, Jim Walsh, Mark Hennessy.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Dublin : Oak Tree Press in association with the Geographical Society of Ireland, 1999.Description: xxi, 350 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781860761089 :
  • 9781860761089
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.509417 PRI
Contents:
1.Poor people, poor places: an introduction . Dennis G. Pringel and Jim Walsh -- 2.Affluence and deprivation: a spatial analysis based on the 1991 census of population, Trutz Haase -- 3.Spatial aspects of poverty and deprivation in Ireland. Brian Nolan, Christopher T. Whelan and James Williams -- 4.Methodological issues in a cross-border investigation of poverty in Ireland. Sally Cook, Adrian Moore and Michael Poole -- 5.Rural poverty: a political economy perspective. Hilary Tovey -- 6.Integration and exclusion in rural Ireland. James A. Walsh -- 7.Poverty and accessibility to services in the rural west of Ireland. Mary Cawley -- 8.Residents\' perspectives of rural living conditions in Cork and Kerry -- 9.Deconstructing urban poverty -- 10.Poor people or poor place? Urban deprivation in Southhill East, Limerick City. Des McCafferty -- 11.Spatial planning and poverty in North Clondalkin. Brendan Bartley -- 12.Something old, something new: lessons to be learnt from previous strategies of positive territorial discrimination. Dennis G. Pringle -- 13.The role of area-based programmes in tackling poverty. Jim Walsh -- 14.Poor people, poor places: conclusion. Dennis G. Pringle.
Summary: Poverty is not uniformly distributed throughout Ireland, as some areas clearly experience much higher levels than others. This book brings together disparate sources of information on the geography of poverty and initiates a debate from which can emerge more effective policy responses.
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Includes bibliographical references.

1.Poor people, poor places: an introduction . Dennis G. Pringel and Jim Walsh -- 2.Affluence and deprivation: a spatial analysis based on the 1991 census of population, Trutz Haase -- 3.Spatial aspects of poverty and deprivation in Ireland. Brian Nolan, Christopher T. Whelan and James Williams -- 4.Methodological issues in a cross-border investigation of poverty in Ireland. Sally Cook, Adrian Moore and Michael Poole -- 5.Rural poverty: a political economy perspective. Hilary Tovey -- 6.Integration and exclusion in rural Ireland. James A. Walsh -- 7.Poverty and accessibility to services in the rural west of Ireland. Mary Cawley -- 8.Residents\' perspectives of rural living conditions in Cork and Kerry -- 9.Deconstructing urban poverty -- 10.Poor people or poor place? Urban deprivation in Southhill East, Limerick City. Des McCafferty -- 11.Spatial planning and poverty in North Clondalkin. Brendan Bartley -- 12.Something old, something new: lessons to be learnt from previous strategies of positive territorial discrimination. Dennis G. Pringle -- 13.The role of area-based programmes in tackling poverty. Jim Walsh -- 14.Poor people, poor places: conclusion. Dennis G. Pringle.

Poverty is not uniformly distributed throughout Ireland, as some areas clearly experience much higher levels than others. This book brings together disparate sources of information on the geography of poverty and initiates a debate from which can emerge more effective policy responses.

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