Over the last 25 years a vast body of literature has been published on neighbourhood effects: the idea that living in more deprived neighbourhoods has a negative effect on residentsrsquo; life chances over and above the effect of their individual characteristics. The volume of work not only reflects academic and policy interest in this topic; but also the fact that we are still no closer to answering the question of how important neighbourhood effects actually are. There is little doubt that these effects exist; but we do not know enough about the causal mechanisms which produce them; their relative importance in shaping individualrsquo;s life chances; the circumstances or conditions under which they are most important; or the most effective policy responses. Collectively; the chapters in this book offer new perspectives on these questions; and refocus the academic debate on neighbourhood effects. The book enriches the neighbourhood effects literature with insights from a wide range of disciplines and countries.
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