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In the Name of the Poor

By Lars Engberg-Pedersen

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In the Name of the Poor

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Current development discourse on poverty reduction mainly emphasises the respective roles of the state and the market. This book argues, via a series of original fieldwork investigations, for the importance of exploring and understanding the poor's own actions. These actions may seek to change their poverty directly. Or the poor may seek to effect change with respect to the formulation and implementation of public policy. The notion of political space is critical to understanding the possibility and potential for such actions for poverty reduction. The authors develop a concept of political space comprising institutional channels for accessing policy formulation, the content of political discourse, the degree to which it emphasises poverty as an issue, and the skill and strategies of the poor themselves. They demonstrate that the relationships between the actions of the poor and the organisations and institutions of the political arena are neither simple nor predictable. Instead the studies in this volume detail the the complex realities of political agency of the poor, the strategic use of discourse, the limits of institutional reform, the contested nature of poverty reduction, and the significance of political space for challenging conditions of marginalisation.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
294
Release Date:
2002-04-01
Publication Date:
2002-02-01
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1856499596
ISBN13:
9781856499590
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
418 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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