Poverty and Inequality in Middle Income Countries
Policy Achievements, Political Obstacles
Julian May editor Einar Braathen editor Marianne Ulriksen editor Gemma C Wright editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:15th Apr '16
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Re-assesses strategies for poverty reduction in light of recent dramatic changes in the nature of global poverty.
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. Featuring contributions from Latin America, Africa and Asia, this much-needed collection answers some of the key questions arising as development policy confronts the challenges of poverty and inequality on the global, national and local scale in both urban and rural contexts. Providing poverty researchers and practitioners with valuable new tools to address new forms of poverty in the right way, Poverty and Inequality in Middle Income Countries shows how a radical switch from aid to redistribution-based social policies is needed to combat new forms of global poverty.
The excellent group of papers in this volume throw much needed light upon the politics of poverty reduction in middle-income countries. They deserve a wide readership. * Armando Barrientos, University of Manchester *
A welcome addition to the literature on poverty. In focusing on domestic actors and politics, the essays in this volume help to shed light on the social drivers of poverty and available instruments for effective poverty reduction. A must read for scholars, activists, and policymakers interested in the problem of poverty and poverty reduction. * Jimi Adesina, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development *
This volume is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the causes of, and solutions to, poverty and inequality in the global South. Comparative and interdisciplinary in approach - it provides a comprehensive and critical analysis and is a timely addition to the literature on these issues. * Rebecca Surender, University of Oxford *
This timely and important collection of essays breaths fresh air into the debate about what it means to be poor in today's world, and what can be done to end poverty. * Tony Addison, chief economist, United Nations University - World Institute for Development Economics Research *
ISBN: 9781783605576
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 340g
264 pages