Combating Poverty in Local Welfare Systems: 2016
Alexandru Panican and Hakan Johansson
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This book analyzes national anti-poverty measures at a local level via a set of unique and...
Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis
Sabina Alkire, James Foster, Suman Seth and Maria Emma Santos
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Multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis is evolving rapidly. Notably, it has informed the...
Encountering Poverty: Thinking and Acting in an Unequal World
Ananya Roy, Genevieve Negron-Gonzales, Kweku Opoku-Agyemang and Clare Talwalker
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Encountering Poverty challenges mainstream frameworks of global poverty by going beyond the claims...
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
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The history of nations is a history of haves and have-nots, and as we approach the millennium, the...
Gender, Poverty and Livelihood in the Eastern Himalayas
Sanjoy Hazarika and Reshmi Banerjee
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The Eastern Himalaya region covers a geographical area that spans five nations and has diverse...
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty
Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
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Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2012. Why are...
Surviving Poverty: Creating Sustainable Ties Among the Poor
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Surviving Poverty carefully examines the experiences of people living below the poverty level,...
Wealth, Poverty and Politics: An International Perspective
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In Wealth, Poverty, and Politics, Thomas Sowell, one of the foremost conservative public...
The Economics of Obesity: Poverty, Income Inequality and Health: 2017
Tahereh Alavi Hojjat and Rata Hojjat
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Providing a fascinating insight into the factors that influence individual choices regarding eating...