Elite Perceptions Of Poverty And Inequality - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 184277638X ISBN 13 : 9781842776384

Editeur : Zed Books Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

The researchers who have written this volume are clear not only that mass poverty is still the leading humanitarian crisis in developing countries, but that, if effective policies are to be put in place, the national elites who control governments and economies need to be convinced of both the reasons why reducing poverty is in their own and the national interest, and that public action can make a difference. Remarkably, in the rapidly growing literature on poverty, this volume is the first to use survey techniques to explore Third World elites' attitudes to poverty. Five cases - intended to be broadly representative of the diversity of situations in developing countries - were chosen: Brazil, South Africa, the Philippines, Bangladesh and Haiti. While the authors found major differences in how national elites understand and represent poverty, the classic threats that induced elites in late 19th Century Europe to be concerned with reducing poverty - the fear of crime, epidemics, military weakness or political unrest - do not feature prominently in the consciousness of most Third World elites. Nor do most of them believe that there is a viable solution to poverty through public action. The findings in this book throw light on one reason for the relative ineffectiveness of poverty reduction strategies hitherto, and the huge importance of presenting the problem of poverty in ways that fit more closely with the ways in which national elites understand their world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mick Moore is Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex; and Director, Centre for the Future State. His most recent books are 'Changing Paths: International Development and the New Politics of Inclusion' (co-edited with Peter Houtzager), Michigan University Press, 2003; and 'Elite Perceptions of Poverty and Inequality' (coedited with Elisa P. Reis), Zed Books, 2005.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Zed Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184277638X
• ISBN 13: 9781842776384
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Reis Elisa, Moore Mick
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible