
Elite Perceptions of Poverty and Inequality
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Five cases - intended to be broadly representative of the diversity of situations in developing countries - were chosen: Brazil, South Africa, the Philippines, Bangladesh and Haiti. While the authors found major differences in how national elites understand and represent poverty, the classic threats that induced elites in late 19th Century Europe to be concerned with reducing poverty - the fear of crime, epidemics, military weakness or political unrest - do not feature prominently in the consciousness of most Third World elites. Nor do most of them believe that there is a viable solution to poverty through public action.
The findings in this book throw light on one reason for the relative ineffectiveness of poverty reduction strategies hitherto, and the huge importance of presenting the problem of poverty in ways that fit more closely with the ways in which national elites understand their world.
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Shows that while there are major differences in how national elites understand and represent poverty, the threats that induced elites in late-nineteenth century Europe to be concerned with reducing poverty do not feature prominently in the consciousness of most developing-country elites. Nor do most of them believe that there is a viable solution to poverty through public action. * International Social Security Review *More details
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Mick Moore is currently professorial fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex; and director of the Centre for the Future State.
Content
2. Perceptions of Poverty and Inequality among Brazilian Elites - Elisa Reis
3. Voices from the Top of the Pile: Elite Perceptions of Poverty and the Poor in the Philippines - Gerard Clarke & Marites Sison
4. So Near and Yet So Far: Elites and Imagined Poverty in Bangladesh - Naomi Hossain and Mick Moore
5. Haitian Elites and Their Perceptions of Poverty and Inequality - Omar Ribeiro Thomaz
6. Elite Perceptions of Poverty and Poor People in South Africa - Noushin Kalati and James Manor
7. Elite Perceptions of the Poor: Reflections on a Comparative Research Project - Abram de Swaan
8. Elites, Poverty and Public Policy: From Structure to Strategy - Mick Moore and Naomi Hossain
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