Eradicating extreme poverty : democracy, globalisation and human rights / edited by Xavier Godinot ; translated by Angela Cady and Andrew Hayes ; additional editing by Judith Stone.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Godinot, Xavier, 1951-

Cady, Angela.

Hayes, Drew.

Stone, Judith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty.

Democracy.

Globalization.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 256 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rejects traditional 'top-down' approaches, arguing that the poor in developing countries must be deeply involved in their own liberation from poverty.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE Introduction: Resisting Extreme Poverty Every Day / Xavier Godinot

1.The Child who Walked with Death: The Story of Paul in Burkina Faso / Claude Heyberger

2.Gold Under the Bridge: The Story of Mercedita and her Family in the Philippines / Alasdair Wallace

3.Resist to Exist: The Story of Farid, Celine and Karim in France and Algeria / Floriane Caravatta

4.Staying Together Through Thick and Thin: The Story of the Rojas Paucar Family in Peru / Marco Aurelio Ugarte Ochoa

pt. TWO Introduction: Human Rights and Responsibilities: The Foundations for Living Together / Xavier Godinot

5.Basic Ties and Fundamental Rights / Marco Aurelio Ugarte Ochoa

6.Democracy, Globalisation and Extreme Poverty / Xavier Godinot.

Notes:

Originally published in 2008 under the title Éradiquer la misère.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781849646321

1849646325

9781849646314

1849646317

OCLC:

848069812