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Persistent Poverty in the Netherlands: A sociological study
Author(s): Floris Noordhoff (Author)
- Publisher: Vossiuspers UvA
- Publication Date: 9 Feb. 2014
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 238 pages
- ISBN-10: 9056295071
- ISBN-13: 9789056295073
Book Description
The second half of the 20th century has seen a gradual conflicting debate between those who ascribe to the causes of poverty due to economic and social structures and those who draw attention to individual behaviour or culture. The theoretical balance has changed from an emphasis on agency and structure to one which concerns itself with the relationship between the two. Floris Noordhoff has used a relational level to look for additional explanatory evidence. In his dissertation, based on qualitative research, he shows how low income earners in The Netherlands are entranched in various fields (State bureaucracy, the labor market, the neighborhood and the informal economy), how people affiliate with one another and how these various fields interrelate. In doing this, his study intends to surpass the dichotomy between structuralist/individualist explanations of poverty and how poverty perpetuates itself over time.
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From the Back Cover
Over oorzaken van aanhoudende armoede zijn de meningen verdeeld. Sommigen schrijven armoede toe aan sociale structuren en de economische situatie, anderen wijzen op individueel gedrag en cultuur. Floris Noordhoff laat zien hoe mensen met een laag inkomen op verschillende fronten omgaan met hun sociale positie (overheidsbureaucratie, de arbeidsmarkt
About the Author
Floris Noordhoff studied sociology and was a PhD-student at the Amsterdam School for Social Science Research based at the University of Amsterdam.
