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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主要作者: Bailey, Corin
其他作者: Barrow, Christine, Lashley, Jonathan
格式: Licensed eBooks
语言:英语
出版: Kingston : University of the West Indies Press, 2019.
在线阅读:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3573672
书本目录:
  • 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