Social Exclusion in European Cities Processes, Experiences and Responses
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- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Publish date: 05/01/1998
It is argued that developments in the structure of the global economy, resulting in investment in certain areas, have intensified social polarization and exclusion. The symptoms of 'social exclusion' include long-term unemployment; informalization of work; a widening gap in levels of income, education and health; and changing family structure. This is heightened by planning and housing policies, which often create whole neighborhoods of disadvantaged people. Comparative studies of communities responding to social exclusion lead to proposals for urban regeneration schemes linking housing with employment as part of a Europe-wide initiative to combat the problem.