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The Shame of It: Global Perspectives on Anti-Poverty Policies
Erika K Gubrium
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Description for The Shame of It: Global Perspectives on Anti-Poverty Policies
Paperback. This important volume provides the foundation for a shift in policy learning on a global scale and demonstrates the need to take account of the psychological consequences of poverty for policy to be effective. Editor(s): Gubrium, Erika K.; Pellissery, Sony; Lodemel, Ivar. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
The shame experienced by people living in poverty has long been recognised. Nobel laureate and economist, Amartya Sen, has described shame as the "irreducible core" of poverty. However, little attention has been paid to the implications of this connection in the making and implementation of anti-poverty policies. This important volume rectifies this critical omission and demonstrates the need to take account of the psychological consequences of poverty for policy to be effective. Drawing on pioneering empirical research in countries as diverse as Britain, Uganda, Norway, Pakistan, India, South Korea and China, it outlines core principles that can aid policy makers in policy development. In so doing, it provides the foundation for a shift in policy learning on a global scale and bridges the traditional distinctions between North and South, and high-, middle- and low-income countries. This will help students, academics and policy makers better understand the reasons for the varying effectiveness of anti-poverty policies.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
384 g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447308706
SKU
V9781447308706
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Ref
99-50
About Erika K Gubrium
Erika K. Gubrium is an assistant professor at Oslo and Akershus University College, Norway, with experience in the use of qualitative investigative approaches in Norwegian social policy. Sony Pellissery is an associate professor at the National Law School of India University. He is a leading authority on poverty-related research in India. Ivar Lødemel is a professor at Oslo and Akershus University College. He has served as a consultant for the World Bank, the Council of Europe, the European Union and the OECD on minimum income policy.
Reviews for The Shame of It: Global Perspectives on Anti-Poverty Policies
"This is a truly global study of a global problem, written by a team from across the globe and based on original fieldwork. The focus on shame and shaming in policy processes breaks new ground." Professor Lutz Leisering, Bielefeld University, Germany "By examining anti-poverty policies and programmes from the perspective of poor people themselves, this book makes a novel and important contribution which will undoubtedly influence policy makers for years to come. Its study of the psychological dimensions of poverty in different countries also contributes to an emerging one-world perspective that will inform social policy scholarship everywhere. It deserves to be widely read." Professor James Midgley, University of California, Berkeley, USA “The book cautions policy makers and development practitioners that poverty eradication should also entail the eradication of the stigmas of poverty and calls for the recognition and protection of the humanity and dignity of poor people in anti-poverty policy implementation.” Roland Lomme, Senior Governance Specialist, World Bank