The shame of it : global perspectives on anti-poverty policies / edited by Erika K. Gubrium, Sony Pellissery and Ivar Lødemel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gubrium, Erika K., editor.

Pellissery, Sony, 1972- editor.

Lødemel, Ivar, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Prevention--Government policy.

Poverty.

Poverty--International cooperation.

Poverty--Prevention.

Government policy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 231 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2014.

Summary:

The shame experienced by people living in poverty has long been recognised. Nobel laureate and economist, Amartya Sen, has described shame as the 'irreducible core' of poverty. However, little attention has been paid to the implications of this connection in the making and implementation of anti-poverty policies. This important volume rectifies this critical omission and demonstrates the need to take account of the psychological consequences of poverty for policy to be effective. Drawing on pioneering empirical research in countries as diverse as Britain, Uganda, Norway, Pakistan, India, South Korea and China, it outlines core principles that can aid policy makers in policy development. In so doing, it provides the foundation for a shift in policy learning on a global scale and bridges the traditional distinctions between North and South, and high-, middle- and low-income countries. This will help students, academics and policy makers better understand the reasons for the varying effectiveness of anti-poverty policies. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Resetting the stage / Erika K. Gubrium Gubrium, Erika K. 1

2 New urban poverty and new welfare provision: China's dibao system / Ming Yan Yan, Ming 17

3 Thick poverty, thicker society and thin state: policy spaces for human dignity in India / Sony Pellissery Pellissery, Sony, Leemamol Mathew Mathew, Leemamol 37

4 Self-sufficiency, social assistance and the shaming of poverty in South Korea / Yongmie Nicola Jo Jo, Yongmie Nicola, Robert Walker Walker, Robert 61

5 'Not good enough': social assistance and shaming in Norway / Erika K. Gubrium Gubrium, Erika K., Ivar Lødemel Lødemel, Ivar 85

6 Pakistan: a journey of poverty-induced shame / Sohail Choudhry Choudhry, Sohail 111

7 Separating the sheep from the goats: tackling poverty in Britain for over four centuries / Robert Walker Walker, Robert, Elaine Chase Chase, Elaine 133

8 'Food that cannot be eaten': the shame of Uganda's anti-poverty policies / Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo Kyomuhendo, Grace Bantebya, Amon Mwiine Mwiine, Amon 157

9 Shame and shaming in policy processes / Sony Pellissery Pellissery, Sony, Ivar Lødemel Lødemel, Ivar, Erika K. Gubrium Gubrium, Erika K. 179

10 Towards global principles for dignity-based anti-poverty policies / Erika K. Gubrium Gubrium, Erika K., Ivar Lødemel Lødemel, Ivar 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447308706

9781447308713

1447308719

1447308700

OCLC:

859584051