The No Nonsense Guide To World Poverty

Author : Jeremy Seabrook
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859845660
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to World Poverty written by Jeremy Seabrook and published by Verso. This book was released on 2003 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the turn of the new millennium, the United Nations determined that world poverty would be halved by 2015. International agencies are all committed to "poverty abatement." The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have renamed their structural adjustment policies "poverty reduction strategies." But can this work? No, argues Jeremy Seabrook, not if we fail to understand the meaning of poverty. Drawing on testimonies from around the world, as well as on the hard facts, he challenges the assumption that wealth overcomes poverty, and demonstrates that the opposite of "poor" is not "rich" but "self-reliant." Appealing passionately for a shared sense of "sufficiency," he gives verbal snapshots of people's lives to show how poverty shifts, changes and endures in response to the growth of wealth.

Author : Jeremy Seabrook
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781897071359
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No-Nonsense Guide To World Poverty, 2nd Edition written by Jeremy Seabrook and published by . This book was released on 2007-10-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if the opposite of poverty isn't wealth, but "sufficiency"?

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Download or read book No-Nonsense Guide To World Poverty, 2nd Edition written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are there so many people who are poor in a world that's richer than ever before? Something must be wrong with conventional thinking about wealth and poverty. In this No-Nonsense Guide, Jeremy Seabrook summarizes his celebrated work on the meaning of poverty and draws on the experiences of people living in poverty all over the world. Seabrook asserts that the relatively poor majority of the world's people do not actually want to be rich - in fact, they want to be safe. Giving voice to those whose views are rarely sought, this guide shows that the answers to world poverty lie not in economic growth and wealth creation, but in a radical reframing of how much is "enough" for our daily needs.

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ISBN 13 : 9788170339380
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Author : Jeremy Seabrook
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859844656
Total Pages : 150 pages
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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Class, Caste & Hierarchies written by Jeremy Seabrook and published by Verso. This book was released on 2002 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With globalization, traditional societies are being replaced by an international working class and a small minority of the global rich. In such a situation, who is to guarantee social justice?

Author : Maggie Black
Publisher : Between the Lines
ISBN 13 : 1771130598
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No-Nonsense Guide to International Development written by Maggie Black and published by Between the Lines. This book was released on 2014 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wayne Ellwood
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1906523479
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Globalization written by Wayne Ellwood and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2010 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalisation has become one of the most used and encompassing words over the past decade, of undeniable influence in economics, politics and activism. Globalisation is literally all around; every aspect of life is affected by a global structure of communication and economy. This fully revised and updated guide condenses this complex subject into clear, concise commentary. It examines the debt trap, the acceleration of neoliberalism, competition for energy resources, the links between the war on terror, the arms trade and the alternatives to corporate control.

Author : Vanessa Baird
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1906523460
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to World Population written by Vanessa Baird and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2011 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the world heading for a population explosion? How many people can the planet sustain? With the world's inhabitants passing the seven billion count and predicted to hit nine billion by 2050, the world is on the brink of a number panic. A new addition to this acclaimed series takes a closer look at what these numbers mean, why women in most parts of the world have fewer children, what societal changes this increase will initiate and how having babies relates to climate change.

Author : Wayne Roberts
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1780261314
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food written by Wayne Roberts and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world food system is put under the microscope in this updated edition of The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food.

Author : Shereen Usdin
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1904456650
Total Pages : 161 pages
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Download or read book The No-Nonsense Guide to World Health written by Shereen Usdin and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2007 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of modern healthcare shows that public health is largely determined by socio-economic factors.