Comprises ten papers which evaluate the sustainability of the economic recovery of the ASEAN countries after the regional financial and economic crisis. Examines the challenges and competitiveness of these economies and addresses human social issues such as food security, povert…
Describes how the economic growth today is benefiting only a small proportion of the global population. Distinguishes between the symptom as and the causes of the economic malaise, and analyses the flawed bases for many deeply-held orthodoxies.
Across the world, millions remain trapped in debilitating poverty, while international aid and development projects have seemingly done little to close the gap between developed and developing nations. Why have some countries grown so rich while others remain so poor? And, how c…
Esta nueva edición presenta una completa actualización de los últimos conceptos en esta área: Conflictos alrededor del mundo Mundo islámico Pobreza en África El papel de China en el siglo veinte Añade un nuevo capítulo sobre discapacidad y sociedad humanitaria Los datos estadíst…
The Oxford handbook of the social science of poverty
The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Poverty builds a common scholarly ground in the study of poverty by bringing together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars to provide diverse perspectives on the issue.
