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CONTENTS
I. FRAMING THE ISSUE Chapter 1
What Do We Mean by Social Inclusion? Where Does the Usage Come From? Contours around an Abstraction Social Inclusion Matters for Itself and Because Exclusion Is Too Costly Measure What You Value: The Challenge of Quantifying Social Inclusion Notes References
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Chapter 2
Who Gets Excluded and Why? Individuals, Groups, and Their Identities How Exclusion Plays Out Concluding Reflections References
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Chapter 3
Inclusion in What? Through What Channels? What Do Individuals and Groups Take Part In? What Influences the Terms on Which Individuals and Groups Take Part in Society? Concluding Reflections References
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II. TRANSITIONS, TRANSFORMATIONS, AND PERCEPTIONS Chapter 4
Transitions, Transformations, and the Changing Context of Inclusion Complex Demographic Transitions Spatial Transitions Economic Transitions Not Just Transitions but Revolutions in Knowledge, Information, and Citizen Action Concluding Reflections Notes References
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