Routledge International Handbook of Poverty
The first of the UN Millennium Goals was to reduce extreme poverty and in 2014 it was halved compared to 1990, and now the goal is to eradicate poverty and hunger by 2030. The reduction in poverty is, to a high degree, the consequence of the rapid economic development in a few countries, especially...
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| Format | eBook Book |
| Language | English |
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London
Routledge
2020
Taylor and Francis Taylor & Francis Group Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |
| Edition | 1 |
| Series | Routledge International Handbooks |
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| Online Access | Get full text |
| ISBN | 9780367178666 0367178664 9780367726706 036772670X |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780429058103 |
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Table of Contents:
- Poverty measures: the overall picture -- Poverty measures: some decompositions -- Similarities and differences in measurement -- A link with social protection policies -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 14: What contributes to a higher degree of voluntarism in China's rural displacement programmes? Poverty Alleviation Resettlement as a case study -- Anti-poverty programmes, resettlement, and voluntarism in China -- China's resettlement studies -- Research methods -- Resettlement as an anti-poverty instrument -- The rationale of PAR's voluntarism in China -- Critical review on voluntary PAR -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 15: Dynamics of rural transformation and poverty and inequality in Asia and the Pacific -- Introduction -- Concepts and measurement of rural or agricultural transformation -- Measures of agricultural transformation (AT) -- Data, empirical models and results -- Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 16: Poverty in Africa -- Introduction: a continent defined by poverty -- The incidence of African poverty in comparative perspective -- Continuity and changes in the nature of African poverty -- Policy debates: grand claims and modest aims -- Conclusion: poverty in an era of rising inequality -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 17: Poverty and social policy in Latin America: key trends since c. 2000 -- Introduction -- Poverty trends in Latin America -- Poverty and the labour market: informal employment, labour institutions and the "working poor" -- Poverty and social protection systems over the life-course -- Final remarks -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 18: Poverty around the world: North America -- Introduction -- Statistical overview -- Poverty policy across North America -- Poverty policy in the United States -- Poverty policy in Canada -- Poverty policy in Mexico
- How inclusive are social cash transfer programmes? -- Varieties of social cash transfer programmes -- Effects of social cash transfers -- Conclusion: the individualization of poverty policies -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 26: International migration and poverty -- Introduction -- Poverty as a cause of migration -- Positive or negative impact of migration on poverty and inequality -- Remittances -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 27: Neoliberalism and poverty: an unbreakable relationship -- Introduction -- What is neoliberalism? -- The impact of neoliberalism on the poor -- Conclusion: neoliberalism in crisis? -- References -- Chapter 28: Poverty and health inequality -- Introduction -- What is health inequality? -- Poverty and life expectancy in global perspective -- Explanations for health inequality: health care, health behaviours and stress -- Explanations for health inequality: low income and poverty -- References -- Chapter 29: Poverty reduction among older people through pensions: a comparative analysis -- Introduction -- Core concepts -- Empirical analysis -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 30: Behavioural public policy and poverty -- Introduction -- Behavioural economics and nudge -- The psychological effects of poverty -- Using behavioural insights to alleviate poverty -- Criticisms -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 31: Poverty and family -- Definitional and conceptual considerations -- Analysing intra-familial processes -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- PART IV: The way forward: what will influence poverty in the years to come? -- Chapter 32: Poverty: it is still here -- Introduction -- The development in poverty in brief -- Policies aimed at reducing poverty -- Can we end poverty as we know it today? -- Notes -- References -- Index
- Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Notes on contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Poverty: still an important issue -- Introduction -- Important aspect -- Content of the book -- Some reflections -- Notes -- References -- PART I: Conceptual issues -- Chapter 2: Absolute poverty -- Introduction -- The absolute poverty concept -- The structure and development in absolute poverty rates -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Absolute or relative? Definitions and the different understandings of poverty -- Introduction -- Poverty as an aspect of welfare -- Absolute poverty: minimum necessities and basic needs -- Relative poverty: socially determined needs -- Discussion and concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: Multidimensional poverty: whose poverty is it? -- Pragmatic dimensionality -- Data-driven dimensionality -- Theoretically informed dimensionality -- Experiential dimensions -- References -- Chapter 5: Multidimensional poverty across the life cycle: the United States as an empirical example -- Introduction -- Calculating the Multidimensional Poverty Index -- The United States as an empirical example -- Some implications for public policy -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6: Preventing poverty -- Introduction -- The lack of developed core concepts -- The costs of poverty -- The processes that prevent poverty -- The need for 'upstream' policies -- The preventive powers of a good social security system and a robust welfare state -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 7: Relative deprivation and subjective social position -- Associations between subjective and objective poverty: empirical illustration -- The origin of relative deprivation theory and social comparison theory -- Expanded reference theory
- Other themes in the literature -- Conclusion -- References -- PART III: Policies toward poverty -- Chapter 19: The working poor -- What this chapter is about and why it matters -- Defining and measuring the working poor -- Levels and trends -- Drivers and patterns of in-work poverty across the rich world -- Policies for the working poor -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 20: Poverty in old age -- Introduction -- Concepts, measurements and data sources -- Poverty trends -- Anchored poverty -- Old-age risk groups -- Cohort analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 21: Poverty and access to welfare benefits -- Introduction -- Why history matters -- The politics of welfare reform -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 22: Coping with poverty in everyday life -- Introduction -- Core concepts in the study of life for people in poverty -- Qualitative research and the revitalization of culture -- Coping with poverty -- Stigma, shame and social devaluation -- Relationships between coping, vulnerability and resilience -- Qualitative research on poverty and social policy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 23: Poverty and crime -- Introduction -- Core concepts -- Individualised neo liberalism and crime -- Toward a middle way -- Tough on crime and the causes of crime -- Situational crime and access to justice -- Poverty, individualisation and the decontextualisation of poverty -- References -- Chapter 24: Taxes and duties and their impact on poverty -- Introduction -- How are welfare states financed today? -- Principles of taxation -- User charges -- Administrative and compliance issues -- Some concluding remarks -- Appendix 24.1 -- References -- Chapter 25: Social cash transfers in the global South: individualizing poverty policies -- Concepts -- The spread of social cash transfer programmes in the global South
- Perceived inequality and subjective social position -- Subjective position and happiness -- Relative deprivation, reaction and protest -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8: The consequences of growing up poor -- Introduction -- The measurement of child poverty -- Individual consequences of growing up poor -- Intersection of child poverty with social risks groups -- Societal consequences -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Social justice as parity of participation -- Introduction -- A focus on capabilities -- Social justice: the problem of participation -- Fraser and parity of participation -- Conclusion: the social justice orientation of social welfare services -- References -- PART II: Poverty around the world and development in poverty -- Chapter 10: Global poverty: trends, measures, and antidotes -- Introduction -- Historical trends in global poverty and well-being -- Why were so many people living in poverty? -- Measuring global poverty -- Understanding the decline in global poverty -- Obstacles to global poverty eradication -- The level and locus of future global poverty -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: The discourse of poverty: structural and behavioural approaches in the UK since 1900 -- Introduction -- The 1900s: Seebohm Rowntree -- The 1960s: Peter Townsend (1928-2009) -- The 1990s: poverty dynamics -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Poverty development in affluent welfare states -- Introduction -- Statistical description of the development of poverty -- The heavy lifting of affluent welfare states: successes and challenges in reducing poverty -- Challenges for poverty levels in affluent welfare states -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 13: Poverty in developing countries, 1990-2016: some regional, temporal, and income level variations -- Introduction -- Various concepts and lines of poverty