Dansk
Roy, Ananya
(forfatter)
Poverty Capital e-bog
317,82 DKK
Winner of the 2011 Paul Davidoff award!This is a book about poverty but it does not study the poor and the powerless; instead it studies those who manage poverty. It sheds light on how powerful institutions control "e;capital,"e; or circuits of profit and investment, as well as "e;truth,"e; or authoritative knowledge about poverty. Such dominant practices are challenged by alterna…
Winner of the 2011 Paul Davidoff award!This is a book about poverty but it does not study the poor and the powerless; instead it studies those who manage poverty. It sheds light on how powerful institutions control "e;capital,"e; or circuits of profit and investment, as well as "e;truth,"e; or authoritative knowledge about poverty. Such dominant practices are challenged by alternative paradigms of development, and the book details these as well. Using the case of microfinance, the book participates in a set of fierce debates about development - from the role of markets to the secrets of successful pro-poor institutions. Based on many years of research in Washington D.C., Bangladesh, and the Middle East, Poverty Capital also grows out of the author's undergraduate teaching to thousands of students on the subject of global poverty and inequality.
E-bog
317,82 DKK
Forlag
Routledge
Udgivet
23.04.2010
Længde
258 sider
Genrer
JFFA
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781136992506
Winner of the 2011 Paul Davidoff award!This is a book about poverty but it does not study the poor and the powerless; instead it studies those who manage poverty. It sheds light on how powerful institutions control "e;capital,"e; or circuits of profit and investment, as well as "e;truth,"e; or authoritative knowledge about poverty. Such dominant practices are challenged by alternative paradigms of development, and the book details these as well. Using the case of microfinance, the book participates in a set of fierce debates about development - from the role of markets to the secrets of successful pro-poor institutions. Based on many years of research in Washington D.C., Bangladesh, and the Middle East, Poverty Capital also grows out of the author's undergraduate teaching to thousands of students on the subject of global poverty and inequality.