Idea of poverty /
by Paul Spicker
- Jaipur: Rawat publication, 2007.
- viii,175p.
1.Understanding poverty: Defining poverty; Poverty in different societies; Understanding the figures-- 2.Poverty as material need: Concepts of need; Area deprivation-- 3.Poverty as economic position: Economic resources-- 4.four: Poverty and social relationships: Social exclusion; Dependency; Poverty and politics-- 5.Poverty as a moral concept: The moral dimensions of poverty; The moral condemnation of the poor-- 6.Explanations for poverty: Why people are poor; Why poor countries stay poor-- Responses to poverty: Responding to poverty; Policies for poverty.
Making a committed argument for a participative, inclusive understanding of the term, Paul Spicker examines views about what poverty is and what should be done about it.