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Rethinking poverty : report on the world social situation 2010 / United Nations, Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs

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Report on the world social situation 2010
Published
New York : United Nations, Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, 2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 186 pages) : color charts
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United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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Contents
Rethinking poverty : which way now? Eradication of poverty as a moral and ethical imperative ; Growth, inequality and eradication of poverty ; Multidimensional nature of poverty ; Renewal and rethinking -- Poverty : the official numbers. Global poverty trends : 1981-2005 ; Regional shares and trends ; Intraregional poverty trends ; Diversity within countries : poverty in China and India ; Poverty : indicators and their relationship -- The poverty of poverty measurement. The World Bank $1-per-day line ; The poverty of poverty lines ; Problems of use and interpretation ; Towards universalism : life without poverty lines? -- Deprivation, vulnerability and exclusion. The need for a new approach ; Alternative points of entry ; Social exclusion : a new approach to poverty analysis ; Social exclusion : ubiquitous presence, multiple forms -- Macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction. Growth performance ; What role did the macroeconomic policy mix play in a disappointing growth performance? ; Growth volatility ; Impact on poverty and inequality ; The way forward -- Economic liberalization and poverty reduction. Trade liberalization ; Financial liberalization ; Privatization ; The way forward -- Labour-market and social policies and poverty reduction. Labour-market policies : counting the cost for the working poor ; Social policies -- Poverty reduction programmes. Microfinance ; Conditional cash transfers ; Unconditional and universal transfers ; Employment guarantee schemes ; Poverty reduction through property rights ; Governance reforms and poverty reduction ; Concluding remarks -- Rethinking poverty reduction interventions. Revisiting recent poverty trends ; Critical reflections ; Framing policy : some correctives ; Policy imperatives ; The crisis : exit strategies ; The way forward.
Summary
This report seeks to contribute to rethinking poverty eradication, asserting "the urgent need for a strategic shift away from the market fundamentalist thinking, policies and practices of recent decades towards more sustainable development- and equity-oriented policies appropriate to national conditions and circumstances. Such national development strategies, as called for by the 2005 World Summit, should seek to achieve the development goals. Responsible development and counter-cyclical macroeconomic policies to foster productive investments and generate decent employment must be at the core of this effort ... Over-reliance on market forces and economic liberalization have led to neglect of nationally designed and developmentally-oriented strategies, to the detriment of the world's poor. The most important lesson, accordingly, is that governments need to play a developmental role, integrating economic and social policies that support inclusive output and employment growth, while attacking inequality and promoting justice."--Publisher's description
Report Numbers
ST/ESA/324
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ISBN
9789210545693 (electronic bk.)
9210545699 (electronic bk.)
9789211302783
9211302781
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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