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Much of our conceptual understanding of homelessness is derived from studies underpinned by ideas and definitions developed in, and for, the industrialised world. It appears inadequate to help us address the growing phenomenon of homelessness in the Global South. Moreover, with a few exceptions literature on homelessness in the Global South tends to present good empirical understanding but to shy away from reconceptualising. We need, therefore, to build a new conceptual framework through which to understand homelessness in the Global South. Drawing on empirical research, this paper explores homelessness in the Global South through the window of ‘values’. It does so in an attempt to understand why some people fall foul of the major social, political and economic changes which are perceived to be the driving force behind homelessness while others do not. It also seeks to make some sense of why homelessness and homeless people are perceived differently in different locations.
Author(s): Speak S
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Habitat International
Year: 2013
Volume: 38
Pages: 143-149
Print publication date: 01/04/2013
Date deposited: 14/05/2012
ISSN (print): 0197-3975
ISSN (electronic): 1873-5428
Publisher: Pergamon
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.05.009
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.05.009
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