Include Me Out? The New Politics of Place and Poverty

The regeneration of London raises key questions about the goals of urban policy and about both the definition of, and the solutions to, social exclusion. The concepts of an 'urban underclass' as an analytic tool for understanding poverty and unemployment, and of 'social cohesion'...

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Published in:	Policy studies 2000-03, Vol.21 (1), p.49-61
Main Author:	Kleinman, Mark
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Employment London London, England Policy Analysis Policy Reform Poverty Social Closure Social exclusion Social integration Social Policy Underclass United Kingdom Urban Policy Urban poverty Urban Renewal
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Summary:	The regeneration of London raises key questions about the goals of urban policy and about both the definition of, and the solutions to, social exclusion. The concepts of an 'urban underclass' as an analytic tool for understanding poverty and unemployment, and of 'social cohesion' as a solution to it, are shown to be inaccurate and unhelpful. Successful policy will need to attack continuing poverty and inequality, strengthen employability and the transition to work, and prioritize families and children. Politicians should eschew the search for a 'big idea' in favour of piecemeal, incremental reform.
ISSN:	0144-2872 1470-1006