
The Politics of Poverty Reduction
Oxford University Press
Published on 29. March 2012
Book
Hardback
430 pages
978-0-19-969212-5 (ISBN)
Description
Globally, there is a commitment to eliminate poverty; and yet the politics that have caused anti-poverty policies to succeed in some countries and to fail in others have been little studied. The Politics of Poverty Reduction focuses on these political processes. Analysis is based partly on global comparisons and partly on case-studies of nine countries that span the developing world. Where governments are politically weak, they need to make alliances with other groups to stay in power, and where these have been with low-income groups, the result may be a lasting and effective pro-poor strategy. Often pro-poor policies have been brought in not with progressive intentions, but out of fear that the state will fall apart unless pro-poor elements are incorporated into government, and the most effective regimes in reducing poverty have seldom been the kindest and most benevolent. Ability to provide the poor with access to key markets, in particular labour and capital, is crucial, and this in turn requires fiscal strength. Two crucial elements in the story are the ability to frame labour-intensive policies (given that labour is often the only thing that poor people are able to sell) and the design of effective tax and expenditure policies. Aid donors can make a key contribution, partly through reinforcing recipients' fiscal capacity, but much more through providing technical support of the right kind.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academics, students, and researchers of economics and social policy. Policy makers, administrators, research advisors, central government, think tanks, and NGOs.
Illustrations
40 Figures and 43 Tables
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
807 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-969212-5 (9780199692125)
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The Politics of Poverty Reduction
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Paul Mosley holds BA and PhD degrees in economics. He has worked mostly in academia but also in government, as economic adviser to the Kenya Treasury (1969-71) and the UK Department for International Development (1979-81). He has also worked in a voluntary capacity for both development and social policy NGOs and is currently on the board of the Sheffield Credit Union. His publications include Aid and Power (2e, 1995), Finance against Poverty (1996) and Poverty and Social Exclusion in North and South (2003).
Author
Professor of Economics, University of Sheffield
Content
PART 1: ANALYSIS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; PART 2: CASE STUDIES