000 01249nam a2200169Ia 4500
020 _a8131601676
082 _a362.5
_bSPI
100 _aSpicker, Paul
_934142
245 _aIdea of poverty.
_hBook
260 _aJaipur,New Delhi etc
_bRawat Pubs.
_c2007
300 _aviii,175p.
500 _aPreface iv Acknowledgements vii About the author viii Part One : Understanding poverty1 One Defining poverty 3 two Poverty in different societies 11 three Understanding the figure 19 Part Two : Poverty as material need 27 four Concepts of need 29 five Area deprivation 37 Part Three : Poverty as economic position 43 six Economic resources 45 seven Class 53 Part Four : Poverty and social ralationships 63 eight Social exclusion 65 nine Dependency 73 ten Poverty and politics 83 Part Five : Poverty as a moral concept 91 elevan The moral dimensions of poverty 93 twelve The moral condemnation of the poor 101 Part Six : Explanations for poverty 109 thirteen Why people are poor 111 fourteen Why poor countries stay poor 121 Part seven : Responses to poverty 133 fifteen Responding to poverty 135 sixteen Policies for poverty 143 Notes 153 Index 173
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890 _aIndia
891 _aFP
942 _2ddc
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