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FROM POVERTY TO POWER
From Poverty to Power is essential
reading for anyone involved in change processes around the world. A new take on
development for the 21st century, Oxfam International's new book provides
critical insights into the massive human and economic costs of inequality and
poverty and proposes realistic solutions.
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From
Poverty to Power
These background papers were written as a contribution to the development of From Poverty to Power. They are published in order to share widely the results of commissioned research and program experience. The views they express are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Oxfam International or its affiliate organizations.
Gambling everything for more: the Earth that development built
How title deeds make sex safer: women’s property rights in an era of HIV
Notes on Poverty and Inequality
Equality, inequality, and equity: where do these fit in the poverty agenda?
Insecurity in an Unequal World
The Private Sector and Poverty Reduction
Notes on Inequality and Poverty in Brazil: Current Situation and Challenges | Notas sobre Desigualdade e Pobreza no Brasil: Situação Atual e Desafios
International Finance: Aid and Middle-Income Countries
Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Technology, and Economic Growth
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From Poverty to
Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States Can Change the World
From Poverty to Power contributes to an urgent and fast-changing debate about development. The book argues that a radical redistribution of power, opportunities, and assets is needed to break the cycle of inequality and poverty, and that this change can be achieved through a combination of active citizens and effective states.
Why active citizenship? Because people living in poverty must have a voice in deciding their own destiny, fighting for rights and justice in their own society, and holding states and the private sector to account.
Why effective states? Because history shows that no country has prospered without a state structure than can actively manage the development process.
The book's analysis draws on the experience of Oxfam and its partners in more than 100 countries around the world, as well as on extensive discussions with development professionals.
Published by Oxfam International June 2008; author: Duncan Green; foreword by Amartya Sen. 540pp; paperback; ISBN 978-0-85598-593-6; US$29.99/£15.95. For more information contact us.