Impoverished
How to fix Britain's poverty problem
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bristol University Press
Publishing:31st Mar '26
£12.99
This title is due to be published on 31st March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A deeply researched look at how UK poverty levels skyrocketed, and how the crisis can be fixed.
Almost a third of children in Britain today live in poverty. Levels of deprivation in the UK are now higher than at any point in recent history. But how did we get here – and what can be done to turn the tide?
In Impoverished, Joanna Mack traces the roots of Britain's poverty crisis to decades of political choices that have left millions unable to withstand the turmoil of the 2020s. Drawing on four decades of pioneering research, Mack offers a clear-eyed analysis of how Britain’s social contract has been undermined – and what it will take to rebuild it. She sets out bold, practical strategies to create a fairer society, alongside pro-poor policies to protect the most vulnerable from the impacts of climate change. Urgent, evidence-based and forward-looking, Impoverished is a blueprint for renewal.
"Joanna Mack sets out her timely response to the ‘deeply flawed and inhumane’ policies that led to rising poverty and destitution in the UK and the change that has to come including how to pay for it. It is comprehensive, detailed and timely." Alison Garnham, Child Poverty Action Group
"Based on her unparalleled expertise, Mack exposes the political choices behind mass poverty and provides an urgent blueprint for renewal. This is a powerful, rigorous, and deeply humane book." Richard Wilkinson, The Equality Trust
"This powerful analysis from a seasoned observer demonstrates how and why poverty in Britain has worsened, and urgently needs fixing." Donald Hirsch, Loughborough University
“Forensic, comprehensive, informative. Few people are better placed than Joanna Mack to explain the rise in UK poverty and to set out realistic policy solutions.” Jane Millar, University of Bath
“A no-nonsense account of the problem and – crucially – the solutions to poverty in the UK: a sorely needed book.” Tania Burchardt, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics and Political Science
“Joanna Mack is a pioneering poverty scholar and Impoverished provides an insightful analysis of how to repair Britain’s worn and torn social fabric.” Stephen Sinclair, Glasgow Caledonian University
ISBN: 9781447376064
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288 pages