Tag: Poverty

Free Download Felix D. Dakora, Samson B. M. Chimphango, Alex J. Valentine, "Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Towards Poverty Alleviation through Sustainable Agriculture"
English | 2008 | pages: 353 | ISBN: 1402082517, 9048178215 | PDF | 1,9 mb
Poverty is a severe problem in Africa, Asia, South America and even in pockets of the developed world. Addressing poverty alleviation via the expanded use of biological nitrogen fixation in agriculture was the theme of the 15th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation. Because nitrogen-fixation research is multidisciplinary, exploiting its benefits for agriculture and environmental protection has continued to attract research by diverse groups of scientists, including chemists, biochemists, plant physiologists, evolutionary biologists, ecologists, agricultural scientists, extension agents, and inoculant producers. The 15th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation was held jointly with the 12th International Conference of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation. This joint Congress was hosted in South Africa at the Cape Town International Conv- tion Centre, 21-26 January 2007, and was attended by about 200 registered participants from 41 countries world-wide. During the Congress, some 100 oral and approximately 80 poster papers were presented. The wide range of topics covered and the theme of the Congress justifies this book’s title, Nitrogen Fixation: Applications to Poverty Alleviation.

Free Download Edward Weisband, "Poverty Amidst Plenty: World Political Economy And Distributive Justice"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 0367284022 | EPUB | pages: 270 | 0.9 mb
Edward Weisband’s pioneering text is destined to transform the current teaching of world political economy at both the introductory and the advanced level. Outlining the moral principles and ethical concepts fundamental to grasping the human significance of poverty, he clearly reveals what is often hinted at but rarely stated-that the political dimensions of poverty and distributive justice constitute the organizing framework of the study of world political economy. Against a backdrop of readings, Professor Weisband’s insightful, interpretative essays generate an interdisciplinary discussion, a synthesis of theoretical perspectives and value orientations, providing students with a critical comprehension of the complex workings of the world economy. The essays link basic approaches to world politics and international relations, international law and organization, international sociology, development studies, and moral philosophy to give texture to such basic theories as modes of production, dependency, world systems, unequal exchange, the labor theory of value, free-trade liberalism, neomercantilism, Marxism, and neo-Marxism. Alternative value orientations are also explored, including realist and neo-realist, conservative and liberal, egalitarian and cosmopolitan, radical and materialist. Poverty Amidst Plenty combines theory and analysis with historical and normative perspectives to offer students a relevant, prescriptive, and most of all, human picture of the far-reaching system that governs much of our lives.

Free Download H. P. P. [Hennie] Lötter, "Poverty, Ethics and Justice (Political Philosophy Now)"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 0708324002 | EPUB | pages: 310 | 0.5 mb
Poverty violates fundamental human values through its impact on individuals and on human environments, and it goes against the core values of democratic societies. Drawing on numerous scientific studies as well as his own experience witnessing the systematic poverty in his home country of South Africa, H. P. P. [Hennie] Lötter presents a holistic profile of poverty and its effects on human lives all the while accounting for the complexity of each individual case. He argues that shared ethical values must guide the planning and distribution of aid and that our society must reevaluate our notions of justice and reimagine the role of the state in order to enable collective human responsibility for poverty’s successful eradication.

Free Download Tony Fitzpatrick, "Climate Change and Poverty: A New Agenda for Developed Nations"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1447300866, 1447300874 | EPUB | pages: 256 | 1.1 mb
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Climate change is the main challenge facing developed countries in the 21st century. To what extent does this agenda converge with issues of poverty and social exclusion? Climate change and poverty offers a timely new perspective on the ‘ecosocial’ understanding of the causes and symptoms of, and solutions to, poverty and applies this to recent developments across a number of areas, including fuel poverty, food poverty, housing, transport and air pollution. Unlike any other publication, the book therefore establishes a new agenda for both environmental and social policies which has cross-national relevance. It will appeal to students in social policy, public policy, applied social studies and politics and will also be of interest to those studying international development, economics and geography

Free Download Palgrave Macmillan UK, Dominique van de Walle, "Land in Transition: Reform and Poverty in Rural Vietnam"
English | 2008 | pages: 218 | ISBN: 0821372742 | PDF | 1,5 mb
This book is a case study of Vietnam’s efforts to fight poverty using market-oriented land reforms. In the 1980s and 1990s, the country undertook major institutional reforms, and an impressive reduction in poverty followed. But what role did the reforms play? Did the efficiency gains from reform come at a cost to equity? Were there both winners and losers? Was rising rural landlessness in the wake of reforms a sign of success or failure? ‘Land in Transition’ investigates the impacts on living standards of the two stages of land law reform: in 1988, when land was allocated to households administratively and output markets were liberalized; and in 1993, when official land titles were introduced and land transactions were permitted for the first time since communist rule began. To fully assess the poverty impacts of these changes, the authors’ analysis of household surveys is guided by both economic theory and knowledge of the historical and social contexts. The book delineates lessons from Vietnam’s experience and their implications for current policy debates in China and elsewhere.

Free Download Empire of Poverty: The Moral-Political Economy of the Spanish Empire
by Julia McClure
English | 2025 | ISBN: 0198933878 | 245 Pages | PDF | 3.18 MB

Free Download Michael Bonner, Mine Ener, Amy Singer, "Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts"
English | 2003 | pages: 358 | ISBN: 0791457370, 0791457389 | PDF | 2,9 mb
Offering insights and analysis in a field that has only recently come into existence, this book explores the ideals and institutions through which Middle Eastern societies-from the rise of Islam in the seventh century C.E. to the present day-have confronted poverty and the poor. By introducing new sources and presenting familiar ones with new questions, the contributors examine ideas about poverty and the poor, ideals and practices of charity, and state and private initiatives of poor relief over this extensive time span. They avoid easy generalizations about Islam and the Middle East as they seek to set the ideals and practices in comparative perspective.

Free Download Branwen Gruffydd Jones, "Explaining Global Poverty: A Critical Realist Approach"
English | 2006 | pages: 251 | ISBN: 0415392128, 0415568692 | PDF | 1,3 mb
The twenty-first century is characterized by extremes of poverty and wealth, of scarcity and abundance. The vast inequalties of wealth distribution between the developed west and the impoverished developing world is a complex problem. This book recognises that Africa in particular has manifested this global disgrace and symbolizes the nature of poverty to the western world.

Free Download Rob Vos, Lance Taylor, Ricardo Paes de Barros, "Economic Liberalization, Distribution and Poverty: Latin America in the 1990s"
English | 2003 | pages: 463 | ISBN: 1840648716 | PDF | 1,1 mb
Since the late 1980s, almost all Latin American countries have undergone a series of far-reaching economic reforms, particularly in the areas of financial and capital account liberalization and trade. This book provides a comparative and analytical framework for assessing the impact of these reforms upon 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, including: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru.

Free Download Is There Poverty in Your Cup of Coffee?: An overview of the global coffee value chain by Frederick Kawuma
English | February 4, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0CTZGF6Z3 | 241 pages | EPUB | 3.83 Mb
Coffee is a favourite beverage to many all over the globe. It has a reputation as one of the world’s most widely consumed beverages. Over the years, there have been different innovations where coffee outlets, cafes, and others introduced new ways of serving customers. This book provides an overviews of the global coffee value chain and highlights the need for sustainability through partnerships at all levels. The book is structured as follows: