Managing Poverty : The Limits of Social Assistance (Hardcover)

1. Introduction: managing poverty? 2. The shifting sands of British social security? 3. The adequacy of benefits: how much is enough?? 4. Living in poverty? 5. Making ends meet? 6. Meeting need: a safety net for the safety net?? 7. Another twist of the screw: 1988 and beyond? 8. Retaining dignity in adversity: being a claimant? 9. Conclusion: claimants first