Poverty and inequality in middle income countries : policy achievements, political obstacles / edited by Einar Braathen, Julian May, Marianne S. Ulriksen, and Gemma Wright.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Braathen, Einar, 1957- editor.

May, Julian (Julian D.), editor.

Ulriksen, Marianne, editor.

Wright, Gemma Clare, 1972- editor.

Comparative Research Programme on Poverty.

John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

Series:

CROP international studies in poverty research

CROP International studies in poverty research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Distribution (Economic theory).

Poverty--Developing countries.

Poverty.

Political science.

Developing countries.

Human rights--Developing countries.

Human rights.

Political science--Developing countries.

Physical Description:

viii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Zed Books, 2016.

Summary:

"This collection offers a timely reassessment of viable ways of addressing poverty across the globe today. The profile of global poverty has changed dramatically over the past decade, and around three quarters of the poor now live in middle income countries, making inequality a major issue. This requires us to fundamentally rethink anti-poverty strategies and policies, as many aspects of the established framework for poverty reduction are no longer effective."--Page [4] of cover.

Contents:

Introduction: Poverty and Politics in Middle Income Countries / Einar Braathen, Julian May, Marianne S. Ulriksen and Gemma Wright

1. Policy-Relevant Measurement of Poverty in Low, Middle and High Income Countries / David Gordon and Shailen Nandy

2. Poverty, Inequality, Racism and Human Rights in Mexico and Latin America / Camilo Perez-Bustillo

3. South Africa, the OECD and BRICS / Tor Halvorsen

4. Universalizing Health Coverage in Emerging Economies / Amrit Kaur Virk

5. The Politics of Inequality in Botswana and South Africa / Marianne S. Ulriksen

6. Democratization, Disempowerment and Poverty in Nigeria / Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba

7. Urban Poverty and Inequality in Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town and Durban / Einar Braathen, David Jordhus-Lier, Berit Aasen and Catherine Sutherland

8. Adults Who Live on the Streets of Buenos Aires / Martin Boy

9. Grassroots Politics and Social Movement Mobilizations for Development in Brazil / Abdulrazak Karriem

10. Land-Alienation-Infused Poverty in India / Sony Pellissery

11. The Politics of Hunger Deaths in Odisha (India) / Rajakishor Mahana.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781783605576

9781783605583

1783605588

178360557X

OCLC:

953442035

Publisher Number:

99972580810