The Routledge Handbook of Poverty in the Global South (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Baikady, Rajendra; Jianguo, Gao; S. M., Sajid; Nadesan, Varoshini; Gal, John

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This handbook initiates fresh debates on poverty and its impact in a constantly changing global south society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 724
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781003814207
• Artikelnr.: 69439931

Autorenporträt

Rajendra Baikady is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work, Central University of Kerala, India, and Founding Editor in Chief of Discover Global Society, an international journal. John Gal is Professor in the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Varoshini Nadesan is Lecturer in the Department of Social Work, Auckland Park campus, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sajid S.M. is Professor at Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, India. Gao Jianguo is Professor in the Department of Social Work, School of Philosophy and Social Development Shandong University, China.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures x
List of Tables xiii
List of Contributors xvii
Foreword xxii
Acknowledgements xxv
Introduction: Producing Poor and Naming Them - Globalization and
Neoliberalism in the Global South 1
Rajendra Baikady, John Gal, and Gao Jianguo
PART I
Theorizing Poverty - Global South Societies in Transition 9
1Poverty-Free Fantasy: Aid Agencies, Neocolonialism, and Neoliberalism in
Nepal 11
Raj Yadav
2 Tabulating Global Literacy: Trends in Global, Continental, Regional, and
National Literacy Rates between 2000 and 2020 32
Jeffrey Meyer
3 Social Policy, Public Housing and Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria 48
Ibrahim Rotimi Aliu
4 Impact of Globalization on Poverty in India: Cross-Country Comparative
Analysis with China and Indonesia 74
S. Dhanya
5 Limits to Public Policy Pursuits on Poverty in India: Limited
Conceptualization 96
M. H. Suryanarayana
PART II
Poverty and Marginalization in the Emerging Global South Countries 117
6 Reducing Poverty Requires Investing in Early Childhood Education in the
Least Developed Countries 119
Colleen Loomis and Abdeljalil Akkari
7 Inequality: The Fundamental Bane of Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria 139
Rasaki Stephen Dauda
8 Poverty and Elderly's Health 159
Saidatulakmal Mohd, Abdelhak Senadjki, and Abdul Rais Abdul Latiff
9 Poverty among Rural Older People in Zambia 182
Fred Moonga
10 Poverty and Social Protection for Old Age in the 21st Century: Reversing
Pension Privatization in Latin America 200
Nelson Dionel Cardozo and Pablo Alberto Bulcourf
11 Gender Identity and Socio-economic Status: Khawaja Sara Perspectives,
Issues, and Challenges in Pakistan 228
Sakina Riaz
PART III
Welfare of the Margin - Issues, Challenges, and Concerns 257
12 Trouncing Poverty through Women's Empowerment in India: A Case of
Kerala's Kudumbashree Mission 259
Preetha Menon, Sojin P. Varghese, and K. Minimol
13 Poverty and Sex Work Migration in Edo State, Nigeria 273
C. Prince Agwu
14 Organized Crime and Penury in Pakistan: The Hybrid Exploitation of the
Poor and Powerless 284
Mark Briskey
15 Poverty and Microfinance 302
Tajul Ariffin Masron and Yogeeswari Subramaniam
16 Poverty and Access to Land in Rural Ethiopia 322
Kassie Dessie and M. K. Jayamohan
17 Reflections on Income Inequality and Poverty Trends in Nigeria 345
Clement Ebizimor Deinne
18 Poverty and Child Labour Nexus: An Indian Perspective 370
Bishnu Mohan Dash and Mitu Dash
19 Exploring the Factors Affecting Child Poverty and Well-Being in
Developed and Developing Countries: A Critical Review of Evidences 381
Almudena Moreno Mínguez
20 Race and Risk: Poverty in an Urban Setting 400
Elena Delavega and Gregory Miles Blumenthal
21 Just Going Nowhere: How Post-Agricultural Entrepreneurship and
Leadership Training for Young People in Cassava Farming Village Fails 409
Christopher Arteria-Bach and Meredian Alam
PART IV
Politics of Poverty - Measuring and Naming the Poor in the Global South
Societies 425
22 Impact of Neoliberalism on the Right to Food: A Comparative Analysis
between India and China 427
Sakshi Walia
23 Ensuring Food Security: A Case for Developing Countries 449
Yogeeswari Subramaniam and Nanthakumar Loganathan
24 Methods of Assessing Poverty in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Overview 480
Isahaque Ali, Azlinda Azman, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, and Syazwani Drani
25 Being Poor, Female, and First-Year at a South African University:
Vulnerabilities to Gender-Based Violence 490
Sibonile Kabaya and Shakila Singh
26 Saving New Lives in Remote Areas of Indonesia: Social Capital and the
Use of Dukun Beranak's Service (Traditional Birth Attendants) in Indonesia
506
Meredian Alam, Peta Puspita Dewi, and Khadizah Abdul-Mumin
27 Poverty, Inequality, and Politics of Marginality in India: State and
Civil Society's Affirmative Action 527
Sujit Lahiry
28 Multidimensional Poverty Index of the Districts of Gujarat 555
Nasheman Bandookwala and Manjula Dabhi
PART V
Rethinking Economic Development in the Global South 585
29 Strategic Errors, Underdevelopment, and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
587
Ayten Çeter, Israel Nyaburi Nyadera, and Md. Nazmul Islam
30 Forced Displacement and the Financialization of the Poor 600
Gloria C. Pérez-Rivera
31 Urban Poor in Neoliberal City-Spaces: Negotiating Marginalities and
Everyday Struggle in the Peri-Urban Delhi 617
Sanchari Mukhopadhyay
32 The Challenges of Social Safety Nets for Poverty Reduction: The Case of
Bangladesh 634
Isahaque Ali, Azlinda Azman, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, and Syazwani Drani
33 Individualization of Distress: Farmers' Suicide in India 654
Shilajit Sengupta
Index 673