Indigenous Peoples and Poverty

An International Perspective

John-Andrew McNeish editor Robyn Eversole editor Alberto D Cimadamore editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:1st Dec '05

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This volume brings together two of today's leading concerns in development policy. Also hopes to offer indigenous peoples and activists practical insights from the experiences of others.

This book brings together two of today's leading concerns in development policy - the urgent need to prioritize poverty reduction and the particular circumstances of indigenous peoples in both developing and industrialized countries. The contributors analyse patterns of indigenous disadvantage worldwide, the centrality of the right to self-determination, and indigenous people's own diverse perspectives on development. Several fundamental and difficult questions are explored, including the right balance to be struck between autonomy and participation, and the tension between a new wave of assimilationism in the guise of 'pro-poor' and 'inclusionary' development policies and the fact that such policies may in fact provide new spaces for indigenous peoples to advance their demands. In this regard, one overall conclusion that emerges is that both differences and commonalities must be recognised in any realistic study of indigenous poverty.

'This book brings together two leading concerns in development policy....In addition to the general analayses put forward, there is a rich collection of specific country and particular indigenous populations' experiences from the Americas, Australasia, South East Asia, Europe and Russia.' Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International

ISBN: 9781842776797

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320 pages