• Leaving No Child and No Adolescent Behind 

      Chatterjee, Sudeshna; Minujin, Alberto; Hodgkinson, Katie (Book, 2021-09-15)
      The future of our world over the next decade is being shaped by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that seek to uphold children’s wellbeing and, by their call to leave no one behind and to reach the furthest behind ...
    • Peasant Poverty and Persistence in the 21st Century: Theories, Debates, Realities and Policies 

      Boltvinik, Julio; Mann, Susan Archer; Desai, Meghnad; Bartra, Armando; Welty, Gordon; Dickinson, James; Blumenfeld, Emily; Arizmendi, Luis; Bernstein, Henry; Damián, Araceli; Pacheco, Edith; Leff, Enrique; Montaña, Elma; Vergopoulos, Kostas; Araghi, Farshad A.; Barkin, David; Lemus, Blanca (CROP International Studies in Poverty Research, Book; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-15)
      Peasants are a majority of the world’s poor. Despite this, there has been little effort to bridge the fields of peasant and poverty studies. Peasant Poverty and Persistence in the 21st Century provides a much-needed critical ...
    • The Political Economy of Poverty and Social Transformations of the Global South 

      Féliz, Mariano; Rosenberg, Aaron L.; Perez-Bustillo, Camilo; Pérez, Pablo E.; Brown, Brenda; Nakaiza, Jaqueline; Hague, Kazi Nurmohammad Hossainul; Chirisa, Innocent; Chiweshe, Manase; Thomas, Christopher G.; Ssempebwa, Jude (CROP International Poverty Studies ; vol. 3, Book; Peer reviewed, 2017-10)
      This book contributes to the debates on the production and eradication of poverty in the global South. It collects a set of innovative articles concentrating on the way in which poverty, as a social process, has been ...
    • The Politics of Social Inclusion: Bridging Knowledge and Policies Towards Social Change 

      Koehler, Gabriele; Cimadamore, Alberto D.; Kiwan, Fadia; Monreal Gonzalez, Pedro Manuel; Juan, Telleria; Paul, Spicker; Deepak, Singh; Gilbert, Siame; Annie, Namala; Rachel, Kurian; Ashok, Kumar; Aldrie, Henry-Lee; Enrique, Delamonica; Joop, de Wit; Judith, Audin; Nelson, Antequera Durán (CROP International Studies in Poverty Research ; 9, Book; Peer reviewed, 2020-03)
      This volume looks at concepts and processes of social exclusion and social inclusion. It traces a number of discourses, all of them routed in a relational power analysis, examining them in the context of the UN Agenda for ...
    • Poverty and Inequality in Middle Income Countries: Policy Achievements, Political Obstacles 

      Braathen, Einar; May, Julian; Ulriksen, Marianne S.; Wright, Gemma; Gordon, David; Nandy, Shailen; Pérez-Bustillo, Camilo; Halvorsen, Tor; Virk, Amrit Kaur; Oloruntoba, Samuel Ojo; Jordhus-Lier, David; Aasen, Berit; Sutherland, Catherine; Boy, Martín; Karriem, Abdulrazak; Pelissery, Sony; Mahana, Rajakishor (CROP International Studies in Poverty Research, Book; Peer reviewed, 2016-04-15)
      This collection offers a timely reassessment of viable ways of addressing poverty across the globe today. The profile of global poverty has changed dramatically over the past decade, and around three-quarters of the poor ...
    • Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals: A Critical Look Forward 

      Cimadamore, Alberto D.; Koehler, Gabriele; Pogge, Thomas; Sundaram, Jomo Kvame; Rogers, Deborah S.; Balázs, Bálint; Ivanova, Maria; Escobar-Pemberthy, Natalia; Paes-Sousa, Rômulo; Jannuzzi, Paolo de Martino; Montes, Manuel F.; Campos, Thana; Duarte, Clarice; Soares, Inês Virginia; Boltvinik, Julio; Damián, Araceli; Deacon, Bob (CROP International Studies in Poverty Research, Book; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-15)
      As the Millennium Development Goals pass their 2015 deadline and the international community is discussing the future of international development policy, Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals brings together leading ...
    • Poverty as Ideology. Rescuing Social Justice from Global Development Agendas 

      Fischer, Andrew Martin (CROP Series in International Poverty Studies, Book; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-15)
      Poverty as Ideology shows how our dominant approaches to poverty studies have, in fact, served to reinforce the prevailing neoliberal ideology while neglecting the wider interests of social justice that are fundamental to ...
    • Protecting the health of the poor: Social Movements in the South 

      Karan, Abraar; Sodhi, Geeta; Bernal, Luz Marina Umbasía; Appiagyei-Atua, Kwadwo; Velásquez, Germán; Sekher, T.V.; Kumar, Kaushalendra; Shijith, V.P.; Buenaventura, Francisco Rossi; Vélez, Luis Guillermo Restrepo; Arora, Monika; Tewari, Abha; Bassi, Shalini; Nazar, Gaurang P.; Juneja, Neeru S.; Harrell, Melissa B.; Perry, Cheryl L.; Reddy, K. Srinath; Sahu, Skylab; Pérez-Bustillo, Camilo; Pogge, Thomas (CROP International Studies in Poverty Research, Book; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-15)
      Despite the colossal amount of spending on health and healthcare programmes globally, why do massive inequalities in health remain, both within and between countries? Drawing on in-depth empirical research spanning Asia, ...
    • Putting Children First: New Frontiers in the Fight Against Child Poverty in Africa 

      Roelen, Keetie; Morgan, Richard; Tafere, Yisak; Odunayo Akinyemi, Joshua; Akomolafe, Oluwatosin; Araya, Mesele; Bantebya‐Kyomuhendo, Grace; Chase, Elaine; Coast, Ernestina; Conklin, Sita; Devereux, Stephen; D'Sa, Nikhit; Du Vent, Anna; Emirie, Guday; Farahat, Ahmed; Hagos, Adiam; Hall, Katherine; Hampshire, Kate; Harman, Luke; Hassan, Billow; Hypher, Nicola; Isimbi, Roberte; Jonah, Coretta; Jones, Nicola; Marock, Carmel; May, Julian; Kyoheirwe Muhanguzi, Florence; Munthali, Alister; Mutiso, Stephen; Ngutuku, Elizabeth; Odimegwu, Clifford; Ogawa, Marlene; Pendlebury, Shirley; Porter, Gina; Press, Sarah; Robson, Elsbeth; C. Sambu, Winnie; Dolapo Somefun, Oluwaseyi; Sulaiman, Munshi; Tefera, Bekele; Tilahun, Kassahun; Umutoni, Marie Francoise; Woldehanna, Tassew; Yadete, Workneh; Zvobgo, Kerina (CROP International Studies in Poverty Research ; 7, Book; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Despite important strides in the fight against poverty in the past two decades, child poverty remains widespread and persistent, particularly in Africa. Poverty in all its dimensions is detrimental for early childhood ...
    • Social Policy, Poverty, and Inequality in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union: Agency and Institutions in Flux 

      An, Sofiya; Chubarova, Tatiana; Deacon, Bob; Atas, Natalija; Dugarova, Esuna; Gerovska Mitev, Maja; Grigorieva, Natalia; Guardiancich, Igor; Isabekova, Gulnaz; Janenova, Saltanat; Lendvai‐Bainton, Noémi; Maltseva, Elena; Sätre, Ann‐Mari; Stubbs, Paul; Zrinščak, Siniša (CROP International Studies in Poverty Research ; 6, Book; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This volume takes stock of the diverse and divergent welfare trajectories of post-socialist countries across Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. It traces the impacts, in terms of poverty, ...
    • Tackling Child Poverty in Latin America: Rights and Social Protection in Unequal Societies 

      Minujín, Alberto; Contró, Mónica González; Mercer, Raúl; Osorio, Ana María; Aguado, Luis Fernando; Catalán, Héctor Nájera; Cavagnoud, Robin; Paz, Jorge; Bustillo, Camilo Pérez; Fernández, Yedith Guillén; Vásquez, Jorge I.; Tuñón, Ianina; Salvia, Agustín; Herrera, Cristian; Vives, Alejandra; Carvallo, Camila; Molina, Helia; de Suremain, Charles-Édouard; Báez, Juan Antonio Vega; Torrado, Ma. Cristina; Durán, Ernesto; Casanova, Tatiana; Antequera, Nelson (CROP International Poverty Studies ; vol. 2, Book; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-08)
      This book highlights current debates about concepts, methods, and policies related to poverty in Latin America. It focuses on child and adolescent well-being and the issue of inclusive societies. Its goal is to promote new ...
    • Tax Justice and Global Inequality: Practical Solutions to Protect Developing Country Revenues 

      Mehta, Krishen; Shubert, Esther; Siu, Erika Dayle (Book, 2020-10-29)
      “Tax Injustice and Global Inequality” argues that, for developing countries to achieve social justice and lasting prosperity, they must take control of their own tax destinies, and that this will also be crucial to achieving ...
    • Water and Development: Good Governance after Neoliberalism 

      Munck, Ronaldo; Mehta, Lyla; Movik, Synne; Swatuk, Larry A.; Mtisi, Sobona; Nicol, Alan; Macri, Gloria; Mugumya, Firminus; Rickard, Áine; Asingwire, Narathius; Asaba, Richard Bagonza; Fagan, Honor; Magala, Joyce Mpalanyi; Tembo, Mavuto D.; Lubwama, Michael; Corcoran, Brian; Sayers, Kimmitt; Hemson, David (CROP International Studies in Poverty Research, Book; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-15)
      Water has always been a crucial catalyst for human development. In Africa, competition among different sectors for this scarce resource remains a critical challenge to water managers and decision-makers. 'Water and ...
    • Why Some Development Works: Understanding Success 

      Tiwari, Meera (Book, 2021-09-09)
      Why do some development projects succeed where others fail? This book looks at some macro and some less known micro success stories and considers what enabled them to bring change in some of the world's most deprived ...