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Poverty means going short materially, socially and emotionally. It means spending less on food, on heating, and on clothing than someone on an average income. … Above all, poverty takes away the tools to build the blocks for the future — your ‘life chances’. It steals away the opportunity to have a life unmarked by sickness, a decent education, a secure home and a long retirement (Oppenheim and Harker, 1996, pp. 4–5).
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© 1997 Pete Alcock
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Alcock, P. (1997). What is Poverty?. In: Campling, J. (eds) Understanding Poverty. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25666-2_1
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