The Poverty of Nations : A Relational Perspective /

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This book examines poverty in the context of the economy, society and the political community, considering how states can respond to issues of inequality, exclusion and powerlessness. Drawing on examples in both rich and poor countries, this is an accessible contribution to the debate about the natu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Spicker, Paul (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social policy.
Poverty.
Social policy > Cross-cultural studies.
Poverty > Cross-cultural studies.
Poverty > Case studies.
Cross-cultural studies.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: Understanding poverty in relational terms
  • The plan of the book
  • pt. I Poverty: economic and social relationships
  • 1. Poverty
  • Relative poverty
  • Poverty as a relational concept
  • Resources and relationships
  • 2. Poverty And The Economy
  • `Capitalism'
  • The economic system
  • Poverty and the world economy
  • 3. Economic Development
  • Development and the economy
  • Growth
  • Human development
  • 4. Inequality
  • Poverty and inequality
  • Unequal resources
  • Responses to inequality
  • 5. Exclusion
  • Poverty and stigma
  • The concept of exclusion
  • Voice and empowerment
  • Responding to exclusion
  • 6. Poverty And Rights
  • Rights against poverty
  • Poverty and human rights
  • The rights of communities
  • Delivering rights in practice
  • 7. Poverty And Social Policy
  • Policies for poverty
  • pt. II Rich and poor countries
  • 8. Poverty In National Perspective
  • Methodological nationalism
  • The nation as a territorial entity
  • The limits of methodological nationalism
  • 9. Poverty And The State
  • Democracy
  • The role of government
  • Governments and poverty
  • The constraints on government
  • 10. Poverty In Rich Countries
  • Money and markets
  • Social security versus decommodification
  • 11. Poor Countries
  • What is a `poor country'?
  • Pathological explanations
  • Structural explanations
  • Responding to poverty in poor countries
  • 12. Rich And Poor Countries
  • Debt
  • Money from abroad
  • Ideas from abroad
  • The Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable
  • Development Goals Poverty reduction strategies
  • 13. Responses To Poverty
  • Responsibility for poverty
  • The experience of developed economies
  • The experience of the developing world.

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