Urban Poverty in the Caribbean, Michel S. Laguerre
Автор: Mitlin Diana Название: Urban Poverty in the Global South ISBN: 0415624673 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415624671 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8573.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
One in seven of the world's population live in poverty in urban areas, and the vast majority of these live in the Global South - mostly in overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate water, sanitation, health care and schools provision. This book explains how and why the scale and depth of urban poverty is so frequently under-estimated by governments and international agencies worldwide. The authors also consider whether economic growth does in fact reduce poverty, exploring the paradox of successful economies that show little evidence of decreasing poverty.
Many official figures on urban poverty, including those based on the US $1 per day poverty line, present a very misleading picture of urban poverty's scale. These common errors in definition and measurement by governments and international agencies lead to poor understanding of urban poverty and inadequate policy provision. This is compounded by the lack of voice and influence that low income groups have in these official spheres. This book explores many different aspects of urban poverty including the associated health burden, inadequate food intake, inadequate incomes, assets and livelihood security, poor living and working conditions and the absence of any rule of law.
Urban Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature fills the gap for a much needed systematic overview of the historical and contemporary state of urban poverty in the Global South. This comprehensive and detailed book is a unique resource for students and lecturers in development studies, urban development, development geography, social policy, urban planning and design, and poverty reduction.
Описание: Investigates the on-the-ground implementation of President Lyndon Johnson`s War on Poverty during the 1960s and 1970s. Wesley G. Phelps argues that the fluid interaction between federal policies, urban politics, and grassroots activists created a significant site of conflict over the meaning of American democracy and the rights of citizenship that historians have largely overlooked.
Автор: Hodgetts Название: Urban Poverty, Inequality and Health ISBN: 1138124362 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138124363 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This timely book takes a critical perspective to argue that urban poverty and health inequalities are intimately interconnected, and the increasing disparity between rich and poor will necessarily exacerbate health issues within urban communities.
Автор: Jefferson, Philip N. Название: The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Poverty ISBN: 0195393783 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195393781 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 24156.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This Handbook examines poverty measurement, anti-poverty policy and programs, and poverty theory from the perspective of economics. It is written in a highly accessible style that encourages critical thinking about poverty. What`s known about the sources of poverty and its alleviation are summarized and conventional thinking about poverty is challenged.
Автор: Resnick Название: Urban Poverty and Party Populism in African Democracies ISBN: 1107036801 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107036802 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 14256.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: When and why do the urban poor vote for opposition parties in Africa`s electoral democracies? This book explores and defines the role of populism in Africa`s urban centers and its political outcomes. It contributes significantly to the scholarship on opposition parties and elections in Africa, party linkages, populism, and democratic consolidation.
Автор: Lemanski Название: The City in Urban Poverty ISBN: 1137367423 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137367426 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The contributors respond to the absence of critical debate surrounding the ways in which spaces of the city do not merely contain, but also constitute, urban poverty. The volume explores how the spaces of the city actively produce and reproduce urban poverty.
The plight of the urban poor in Mexico has changed little since World War II, despite the country's impressive rate of economic growth. Susan Eckstein considers how market forces and state policies that were ostensibly designed to help the poor have served to maintain their poverty. She draws on intensive research in a center city slum, a squatter settlement, and a low-cost housing development.
Originally published in 1977.
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Автор: Bonilla-Chac?n Название: Promoting Healthy Living In Latin America And The Caribbean ISBN: 1464800162 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781464800160 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book examines the health and economic impact of noncommunicable diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean and the governance challenges in designing and implementating multisectoral interventions to prevent these conditions, including policies to improve diet, increase physical activity, and reduce tobacco use and alcohol abuse.
Автор: Barry Chevannes Название: Rastafari and Other African-Caribbean Worldviews ISBN: 0333637771 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333637777 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 7965.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: By focusing on the worldview of Jamaican and other Caribbean peoples, this collection of essays explores the themes of cultural continuity and change between the Rastafari, on the one hand, and Revival, Ndyuka and Winti religions, on the other.
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