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Author | : Jeremy Seabrook |
Publisher | : Verso |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781859845660 |
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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.
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007-10-30 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781897071359 |
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What if the opposite of poverty isn't wealth, but "sufficiency"?
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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 | : 9788170339380 |
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Author | : Jeremy Seabrook |
Publisher | : Verso |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781859844656 |
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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 | : Shereen Usdin |
Publisher | : New Internationalist |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 1904456650 |
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A history of modern healthcare shows that public health is largely determined by socio-economic factors.
Author | : Peter Steven |
Publisher | : Verso |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781859845813 |
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The power and influence of the mass media grows daily, crucially affecting the way all of us see and understand each other. The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media introduces readers to the political economy of the major mediafilm, television, radio, recording, publishing and the Internet. Peter Steven looks at the ever greater concentration of ownership and at the convergence of technologies and media functions. At the same time, he emphasizes the diversity of local media production and media around the world. The media is more than the economics of ownership and the technology of production, he stresses; it is also audiences, in all their annoying and wonderful diversity.
Author | : Vanessa Baird |
Publisher | : New Internationalist |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1906523460 |
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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 |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2008-09-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1906523673 |
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Covering fast food, organic food, junk food, institutional food, and more, this guide shows how “real food” has become increasingly scarce, with production and distribution increasingly dominated in the West by agri-business. The guide goes on to present the alternatives that are emerging based on the concept of community food security. Wayne Roberts is a leading North American writer, activist, and practitioner in community food security. An author and columnist for NOW Magazine, he’s on the board of the Community Food Security Coalition and Food Secure Canada, and coordinates the Toronto Food Policy Council, the most respected city food group in the world.
Author | : Wayne Roberts |
Publisher | : New Internationalist |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2013-10-15 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1780261314 |
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The world food system is put under the microscope in this updated edition of The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food.