The Political Economy of Poverty and Social Transformations of the Global South
PUBLICATION: CROP book published by Ibidem Verlag, Stuttgart. Edited by Mariano Féliz and Aaron L. Rosenberg. OPEN ACCESS
This book brings forth debate on the Production and eradication of poverty from experiences in the Global South. It collects a set of innovative articles concentrating on the way in which poverty, as a social process, has been tackled by popular movements and the governments of various states across the globe. Providing new insights into the limitations of traditional strategies to confront poverty, it highlights how social organisations are working to transform the livelihoods of people through bottom-up struggle and more participatory approaches rather than passively waiting for top-down solutions.
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| CHAPTER OVERVIEW |
INTRODUCTION |
CHAPTER 1 - THE MAKING AND REMAKING OF HUMAN RIGHTS: Contemporary Limits and Potential Contributions of Human Rights to the Eradication of Poverty, from the Perspective of the Global South |
CHAPTER 2 - "I'M GONNA GET MY SHARE OF WHAT'S MINE": Narratives of Poverty and Crime in Postcolonial Jamaica and Kenya |
CHAPTER 3 - CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS: A New Paradigm for Combating Poverty in Latin America? |
CHAPTER 4 - NEODEVELOPMENTALISM IN ARGENTINA: Its Contradictions, Barriers, and Limits to Poverty Reduction and Social Change |
CHAPTER 5 - ALTERNATIVE PATHS OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: A Case for Poverty Alleviation Programs by the Poor |
CHAPTER 6 - SCOPE AND USEFULNESS OF "RIGHT TO INFORMATION" AS ANTI-POVERTY TOOL: The Bangladesh Experience |
CHAPTER 7 - PERI-URBAN DWELLING AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN AFRICA |
CHAPTER 8 - ANALYSIS OF WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS AS DRIVERS OF GENDERED SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION: Experiences from Zimbabwe |
CHAPTER 9 - CIVIL SOCIETY MOVEMENTS AND RIGHTS DISCOURSE IN POST-APARTHEID SOCIOECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION |
CONCLUSION |
