
Against the Odds
Politicians, Institutions and the Struggle Against Poverty
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. January 2012
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-19-932745-4 (ISBN)
Description
This is a case study of how three developing countries, Brazil, Uganda and India, all developed broadly similar political devices to combat poverty. It argues that poverty reduction is politically feasible, even under the most daunting of circumstances.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-932745-4 (9780199327454)
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Persons
Marcus Andre Melo is Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Center for Public Policy at the Federal University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil Njuguna Ng'ethe is Associate Research Professor of Political Science and the former Director of the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya James Manor is the Emeka Anyaoku Professor of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, England, and the former V.K.R.V. Rao Professor at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India.
Author
Federal University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil
University of Nairobi Kenya
University of London