Download or read book Contemporary Social Evils written by Joseph Rowntree Foundation and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2009-06-11 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 years after its philanthropist founder identified poverty, alcohol, drugs and gambling among the social evils of his time, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation initiated a major consultation among leading thinkers, activists and commentators to identify social evils in the 21st century.