The Routledge handbook of poverty in the Global South /

The Routledge handbook of poverty in the Global South / edited by Rajendra Baikady, John Gal, Varoshini Nadesan, Sajid S.M. and Gao Jianguo.

This handbook initiates fresh debates on poverty and its impact in a constantly changing Global South society. It studies the concept, theories, and causes of poverty, as well as the design and delivery of social welfare policies related to specific groups, such as women, children, and the elderly....

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Baikady, Rajendra (Editor), Gal, John (Editor), Nadesan, Varoshini S. (Editor), Sajid S. M. (Editor), Gao, Jian'guo, 1957- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
Series:Routledge handbooks.
Subjects:
Poverty > Developing countries.
Poverty.
Developing countries.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Producing poor and naming them globalization and neoliberalism in the Global South / Rajendra Baikady, John Gal, and Gao Jianguo
  • PART I: Theorizing Poverty : Global South Societies in Transition
  • 1. Poverty-Free Fantasy: Aid Agencies, Neocolonialism, and Neoliberalism in Nepal / Raj Yadav
  • 2. Tabulating Global Literacy: Trends in Global, Continental, Regional, and National Literacy Rates between 2000 and 2020 / Jeffrey Meyer
  • 3. Social Policy, Public Housing and Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria / Ibrahim Rotimi Aliu
  • 4. Impact of Globalization on Poverty in India: Cross-Country Comparative Analysis with China and Indonesia / S. Dhanya
  • 5. Limits to Public Policy Pursuits on Poverty in India: Limited Conceptualization / M. H. Suryanarayana
  • PART II: Poverty and marginalization in the emerging Global South countries
  • 6. Reducing Poverty Requires Investing in Early Childhood Education in the Least Developed Countries / Colleen Loomis and Abdeljalil Akkari
  • 7. Inequality: The Fundamental Bane of Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria / Rasaki Stephen Dauda
  • 8. Poverty and Elderly's Health / Saidatulakmal Mohd, Abdelhak Senadjki, and Abdul Rais Abdul Latiff
  • 9. Poverty among Rural Older People in Zambia / Fred Moonga
  • 10. Poverty and Social Protection for Old Age in the 21st Century: Reversing Pension Privatization in Latin America / Nelson Dionel Cardozo and Pablo Alberto Bulcourf
  • 11. Gender Identity and Socio-economic Status: Khawaja Sara Perspectives, Issues, and Challenges in Pakistan / Sakina Riaz
  • PART III: Welfare of the Margin : Issues, Challenges, and Concerns
  • 12. Trouncing Poverty through Women's Empowerment in India: A Case of Kerala's Kudumbashree Mission / Preetha Menon, Sojin P. Varghese, and K. Minimol
  • 13. Poverty and Sex Work Migration in Edo State, Nigeria / C. Prince Agwu
  • 14. Organized Crime and Penury in Pakistan: The Hybrid Exploitation of the Poor and Powerless / Mark Briskey
  • 15. Poverty and Microfinance / Tajul Ariffin Masron and Yogeeswari Subramaniam
  • 16. Poverty and Access to Land in Rural Ethiopia / Kassie Dessie and M. K. Jayamohan
  • 17. Reflections on Income Inequality and Poverty Trends in Nigeria / Clement Ebizimor Deinne
  • 18. Poverty and Child Labour Nexus: An Indian Perspective / 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 / Almudena Moreno Mínguez
  • 20. Race and Risk: Poverty in an Urban Setting / 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 / Christopher Arteria-Bach and Meredian Alam
  • PART IV: Politics of poverty - measuring and naming the poor in the Global South societies
  • 22. Impact of Neoliberalism on the Right to Food: A Comparative Analysis between India and China / Sakshi Walia
  • 23. Ensuring Food Security: A Case for Developing Countries / Yogeeswari Subramaniam and Nanthakumar Loganathan
  • 24. Methods of Assessing Poverty in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Overview / 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 / 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 / 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 / Sujit Lahiry
  • 28. Multidimensional Poverty Index of the Districts of Gujarat / Nasheman Bandookwala and Manjula Dabhi
  • PART V: Rethinking Economic Development in the Global South
  • 29. Strategic Errors, Underdevelopment, and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa / Ayten Çeter, Israel Nyaburi Nyadera, and Md. Nazmul Islam
  • 30. Forced Displacement and the Financialization of the Poor / Gloria C. Pérez-Rivera
  • 31. Urban Poor in Neoliberal City-Spaces: Negotiating Marginalities and Everyday Struggle in the Peri-Urban Delhi / Sanchari Mukhopadhyay
  • 32. The Challenges of Social Safety Nets for Poverty Reduction: The Case of Bangladesh / Isahaque Ali, Azlinda Azman, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, and Syazwani Drani
  • 33. Individualization of Distress: Farmers' Suicide in India / Shilajit Sengupta.

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