SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND POVERTY

Social Exclusion and Poverty

Social Exclusion and Poverty

History

The history of poverty and social exclusion has been a chequered one, with concepts endlessly being redefined and past ideas revisited as the pendulum swings among Right and Left ideologies and among individual and collective responsibilities (Gordon and Pantazis, 2001, 45-89).

Social exclusion has attracted growing attention in contemporary Britain. Although the concept originated in continental Europe it has now entered the government's policy process.

The term 'social exclusion' probably originated in France, where it was used to concern those who slipped through the social insurance system; the socially exuded were those who ...