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Seismic events have convulsed global markets since 2008, when this book was first published, and world news has been full of stories reflecting a profound sense of uncertainty about global futures. In response, this new edition of From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and now includes a new chapter with an in-depth analysis of the human impact of the global financial and food crises. From Poverty to Power argues that a radical redistribution of power, opportunities, and assets rather than traditional models of charitable or government aid is required to break the cycle of poverty and inequality. Active citizens and effective states are driving this transformation. Why active citizens? Because people living in poverty must have a voice in deciding their own destiny and holding the state and the private sector to account. Why effective states? Because history shows that no country has prospered without a state structure that can actively manage the development process. There is now an added urgency: climate change. We need to build a secure, fair, and sustainable world within the limits set by scarce resources and ecological realities. From Poverty to Power should be read by students, researchers, NGO workers and all those who want to contribute to ending global poverty. Duncan Green is Senior Strategic Adviser at Oxfam GB. |
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| Duncan Green has been working in international development for 30 years. He is currently Senior Strategic Adviser in Oxfam GB where, from 2004 to 2012, he was Head of Research. He is the author of several books on Latin America, including Faces of Latin America (1991, fourth edition 2012) and Silent Revolution: The Rise and Crisis of Market Economics in Latin America (2003). He has been a Senior Policy Adviser on trade and development at the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), Policy Analyst on trade and globalisation at CAFOD, and is a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies. | |||
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List of figures, tables, and boxes About the author Foreword: Amartya Sen Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgements List of acronyms PART 1 INTRODUCTION The unequal world PART 2 POWER AND POLITICS The political roots of development I have rights, therefore I am How change happens: A revolution for Bolivia’s Chiquitano people I believe, therefore I am I read, therefore I am I surf, therefore I am We organise, therefore we are How change happens: Winning women’s rights in Morocco I own, therefore I am I vote, therefore I am I steal, therefore I am: Natural resources, corruption, and development I rule, therefore I am From poverty to power PART 3 POVERTY AND WEALTH An economics for the twenty-first century Living off the land How change happens: The fishing communities of Tikamgarh The changing world of work Private sector, public interest Going for growth How change happens: Two African success stories (Botswana and Mauritius) Sustainable markets PART 4 HUMAN SECURITY Living with risk Social protection How change happens: India’s campaign for a National Rural Employment Guarantee Finance and vulnerability Hunger and famine HIV, AIDS, and other health risks How change happens: South Africa’s Treatment Action Campaign The risk of natural disaster Climate change: Mitigation, adaptation, organisation Living on the edge: Africa’s pastoralists Violence and conflict Shocks and change PART 5 THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM Who rules the world? The international financial system The international trading system The international aid system How change happens: The 2005 Gleneagles Agreements International rules and norms The international system for humanitarian relief and peace How change happens: Landmines, an arms control success story Climate change Global governance in the twenty-first century PART 6 THE FOOD AND FINANCIAL CRISES OF 2008–11 The food and financial crises of 2008–11 The global financial crisis Living on a spike: The food price crises of 2008 and 2011 PART 7 CONCLUSION A new deal for a new century Notes Bibliography Background papers and case studies Glossary Index |
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