The state of poverty in the United States and Western Europe: five theoretical approaches seeking to explain the … explanations -- The role of political elites -- The role of business elites -- The history of poverty in seven nations to 1900 … -- The early history of poverty in the Unites States -- The Dutch historical experience -- The early French and Belgium …

Scotland differs from the rest of the UK over levels of entrenched poverty. The paper demonstrates that not only does Scotland … have greater entrenched poverty but that the changes in mobility since the 1990s have impacted on Scotland to a lesser …The Scottish National Party led Scottish Government has identified household poverty as a key focus for its anti-poverty …