Poverty in world politics : whose global era?

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Poverty in world politics : whose global era?

edited by Sarah Owen Vandersluis and Paris Yeros

Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 2000

  • : uk : hardcover
  • : uk : pbk
  • : us

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"In association with Millenium: Journal of International Studies"

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: us ISBN 9780312223144

Description

As globalizations of all sorts continue to gain momentum, the idea of democratic participation in political community is becoming ever less tangible. Poverty in World Politics features a collection of articles on the failures to realize democratic ideals in a "global era," evident in the exclusionary processes of a globalizing world economy and the persistence and increase in poverty. The contributors draw upon methods and insights from varied fields, including International Relations, Development Studies, and Ethics, to address the contemporary ethical and political dilemmas and alternative with respect to world poverty.
Volume

: uk : hardcover ISBN 9780333713792

Description

As globalizations of all sorts continue to gain momentum, the idea of democratic participation in political community is becoming ever less tangible. Poverty in World Politics features a collection of articles on the failures to realise democratic ideals in a 'global era', evident in the exclusionary processes of a globalising world economy and the persistence and increase in poverty. The contributors draw upon methods and insights from varied fields, including International Relations, Development Studies, and Ethics, to address the contemporary ethical and political dilemmas and alternatives with respect to world poverty.

Table of Contents

  • Notes on Contributors Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION Ethics and Poverty in a Global Era
  • S.Owen Vandersluis & P.Yeros PART II: ETHICS AND POVERTY Legality with a Vengeance: Famines and Humanitarian Relief in 'Complex Emergencies'
  • J.Edkins Beyond Rights and Duties: Building Attachments and Focusing Moral Attention on World Poverty
  • F.Robinson Civil Society and a Democratisation of the International Monetary Fund
  • J.A.Scholte PART III: GLOBALISATION AND POVERTY Reconceptualising 'Gender and Development' in an Era of 'Globalisation'
  • M.H.Marchand Internationalising Economic and Environmental Policy: Transnational NGO Networks and the World Bank's Expanding Influence
  • P.J.Nelson Globalisation and Poverty in South Asia
  • M.K.Pasha Globalisation, Poverty and the Promises of Modernity
  • J.Saurin PART IV: CONCLUSION Conclusion
  • A.Saith Index
Volume

: uk : pbk ISBN 9780333713808

Description

As globalizations of all sorts continue to gain momentum, the idea of democratic participation in political community is becoming ever less tangible. Poverty in World Politics features a collection of articles on the failures to realise democratic ideals in a 'global era', evident in the exclusionary processes of a globalising world economy and the persistence and increase in poverty. The contributors draw upon methods and insights from varied fields, including International Relations, Development Studies, and Ethics, to address the contemporary ethical and political dilemmas and alternatives with respect to world poverty.

Table of Contents

  • Notes on Contributors Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION Ethics and Poverty in a Global Era
  • S.Owen Vandersluis & P.Yeros PART II: ETHICS AND POVERTY Legality with a Vengeance: Famines and Humanitarian Relief in 'Complex Emergencies'
  • J.Edkins Beyond Rights and Duties: Building Attachments and Focusing Moral Attention on World Poverty
  • F.Robinson Civil Society and a Democratisation of the International Monetary Fund
  • J.A.Scholte PART III: GLOBALISATION AND POVERTY Reconceptualising 'Gender and Development' in an Era of 'Globalisation'
  • M.H.Marchand Internationalising Economic and Environmental Policy: Transnational NGO Networks and the World Bank's Expanding Influence
  • P.J.Nelson Globalisation and Poverty in South Asia
  • M.K.Pasha Globalisation, Poverty and the Promises of Modernity
  • J.Saurin PART IV: CONCLUSION Conclusion
  • A.Saith Index

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