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Why Fight Poverty?
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Poverty, and calls to end it, date back centuries. Even in prosperous modern times, despite the huge transformation of society, poverty has persisted. This book looks back at the struggle to end poverty and asks if it is worth it.
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Julia Unwin is Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust. She is an influential author and commentator on public policy, whose thirty-five-year career has been driven by a passion to drive social change. Working across a broad range of sectors and in diverse roles, Julia’s roles have included service on homelessness, refugee rights, community development, as well as policy and regulation.
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