Rethinking Poverty : Assets, Social Exclusion, Resilience and Human Rights in Barbados.

Researchers have been grappling with finding an adequate means of defining poverty since the nineteenth century, yet no universal consensus exists today. Much of the debate has been concerned with whether poverty should be defined in absolute or relative terms. Today, most countries use income as a...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bailey, Corin
Outros Autores: Barrow, Christine, Lashley, Jonathan
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: Kingston : University of the West Indies Press, 2019.
Acesso em linha:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3573672
Sumário:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. A Local Approach to Poverty Measurement
  • 2. Concepts and Context
  • 3. Social Exclusion in Barbados
  • 4. Voices of the Poor and Socially Excluded
  • 5. Resilience
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Appendix: Description of the Interview Process
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index