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Eradicating Extreme Poverty: Democracy, Globalisation and Human Rights (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780745331973)
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xThe failure of attempts to tackle global poverty have bred cynicism and 'compassion fatigue'. Eradicating Extreme Poverty provides an urgently needed fresh approach which will re-energise action on this issue.
Rejecting traditional 'top-down' approaches, Xavier Godinot and his colleagues start from the experiences, capabilities and strategies of the poor themselves. They argue that the first step is a close connection with poor communities followed by a commitment to take action alongside them. Life-stories from Burkina Faso, France, Peru and the Philippines are used to show that the poor must be involved in their own liberation. After decades of failed development policies, this book outlines a radical new approach which will enliven debate amongst policy-makers, researchers, students and academics.Author: Xavier Godinot
ISBN-10: 0745331971
ISBN-13: 9780745331973
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2012
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.20w x 0.70d
By Xavier Godinot
xXavier Godinot works at the headquarters of the International Movement ATD Fourth World, where he was director of its Research Institute for twelve years. He coordinates anti-poverty projects in Southern and Northen countries, with families living in rubbish dumps, under bridges and in slums. He has edited several books about poverty in the North and the South.
Christopher Winship, Diker-Tishman Professor of Sociology at Harvard University
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