Normal view
MARC view
World poverty / Sylvia Whitman ; foreword by Steven N. Durlauf.
Series: Global issues (Facts on File, Inc.)Publication details: New York, NY : Facts On File, Inc., c2008.Description: xi, 404 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780816068074
- 0816068070
- HC79.P6 W47 2008
Contents:
Review: "World Poverty explores the definition of true poverty, while analyzing its causes and the toll it has taken. Detailed case studies examine the situation in the United States, India, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, and Ukraine and evaluate the various strategies national governments have adopted to fight poverty."--Jacket.
Foreword / Steven N. Durlauf -- List of acronyms -- pt. I: At issue. Introduction -- Focus on the United States -- Global perspectives -- pt. II: Primary sources. United States documents -- International documents -- pt. III: Research tools. How to research world poverty -- Facts and figures -- Key players, A-Z -- Organizations and agencies -- annotated bibliography -- Chronology -- Glossary.
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Notes | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | HC 79 .P6 W47 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | TOPIC BOOKS | 5073127 |
Browsing American University in Dubai shelves, Shelving location: Main Collection Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
| HC 79 .P6 C634 2007 The bottom billion : why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it / | HC 79 .P6 H86 2015 Global poverty : how global governance is failing the poor / | HC 79 .P6 N696 2009 The blue sweater : bridging the gap between rich and poor in an interconnected world / | HC 79 .P6 W47 2008 World poverty / | HC 79 .S43 F3 1986 Famine in peasant societies / | HC 79.T4 A94 2016 The wealth of humans : work, power, and status in the twenty-first century / | HC 79 .T4 C4574 2013 Crossing borders : international studies for the 21st century / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-356) and index.
Foreword / Steven N. Durlauf -- List of acronyms -- pt. I: At issue. Introduction -- Focus on the United States -- Global perspectives -- pt. II: Primary sources. United States documents -- International documents -- pt. III: Research tools. How to research world poverty -- Facts and figures -- Key players, A-Z -- Organizations and agencies -- annotated bibliography -- Chronology -- Glossary.
"World Poverty explores the definition of true poverty, while analyzing its causes and the toll it has taken. Detailed case studies examine the situation in the United States, India, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, and Ukraine and evaluate the various strategies national governments have adopted to fight poverty."--Jacket.
There are no comments on this title.
Log in to your account to post a comment.