Inequality studies from the global South / edited by David Francis, Imraan Valodia and Edward Webster.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Francis, David, 1988- editor.

Webster, Edward, 1942-2024, editor.

Valodia, Imraan, editor.

Series:

Routledge inequality studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--Developing countries.

Equality.

Labor market--Developing countries.

Labor market.

Land use--Social aspects--Developing countries.

Land use.

Urban policy--Developing countries.

Urban policy.

Land use--Social aspects.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"This book offers an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to thinking about inequality, and to understanding how inequality is produced and reproduced in the global South. Without the safety net of the various northern welfare states, inequality in the global South is not merely a socio-economic problem, but an existential threat to the social contract that underpins the democratic state and society itself. Only a response that is firmly grounded in the context of the global South can hope to address this problem. This collection brings together scholars from across the globe, with a particular focus on the global South, to address broad thematic areas such as the conceptual and methodological challenges of measuring inequality; the political economy of inequality in the global South; inequality in work, households and the labour market; and inequalities in land, spaces and cities. The book concludes by suggesting alternatives for addressing inequality in the global South and around the world. The pioneering ideas and theories put forward by this volume make it essential reading for students and researchers of global inequality across the fields of sociology, economics, law, politics, global studies, and development studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Conceptual questions on inequality in the South

1. Towards a Southern approach to inequality: Inequality studies in South Africa and the global South / David Francis

2. Is hierarchy the same as inequality? / Dilip Menon

3. Inequality under globalisation: State of knowledge and implications for economics / Jaehee Choi

pt. 2 The political economy of inequality in the global South

4. A survey of trends in macroeconomic policy and development in the global South: From World War II to the global financial crisis and beyond / Vishnu Padayachee

5. Economic power and regulation: The political economy of metals, machinery and equipment industries in South Africa / Simon Roberts

6. Inegalitarian growth: India and Brazil compared / Gerry Roixjers

pt. 3 Work, households and the labour market

7. The crisis of social reproduction in petty commodity production and large-scale mining: A Southern perspective on gender inequality / Hibist Kassa

8. Vocational education and inequalities in transitions from education to work in three African countries / Stephanie Allais

pt. 4 Land, space and cities

9. Investigating infrastructures of urban inequality / Alex Wafer

10. Social reproduction at end moments: Land, class formation and rural economies in Ghana and South Africa / Ben Scully

pt. 5 Alternatives

11. Minimum wages: Tackling labour market inequality / Imraan Valodia

12. Building counter power in the workplace: South Africa's inequality paradox / Edward Webster

13. Global inequality and human rights / Radhika Balakrishnan

14. Conclusion / Imraan Valodia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Inequality studies from the global South

ISBN:

9780367235963

036723596X

9780367235680

0367235684

OCLC:

1133125608