Disability and poverty : a global challenge / edited by Arne H. Eide and Benedicte Ingstad.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Eide, Arne H.
• Ingstad, Benedicte.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• People with disabilities.
• People with disabilities--Social aspects.
• Poverty.
• Social aspects.

Physical Description:

ix, 241 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2011.

Summary:

Editors Arne H. Eide (a rehabilitation specialist affiliated with Sor-Trondelag University College, both located in Norway) and Benedicte Ingstad (medical anthropology, U. of Oslo) are or have been affiliated with SINTEF, a large independent research organization in Norway. They provide an introduction and an epilogue to frame 11 contributions from physicians, medical anthropologists, international health workers, and researchers based in Europe, Africa, and the US. Discussion includes individual case studies, living conditions, the effects of trauma and food shortage, education, and health care, as well as poverty reduction policies in Malawi, Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, China, Cambodia, and Yemen. The volume is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9781847428851
• 1847428851

OCLC:

676727163