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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Andy Sumner (Reader in International Development and Co-Director, King's International Development Institute, King's College London)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780198703525ISBN 10: 019870352 Pages: 206 Publication Date: 07 July 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Catch up Capitalism: How has the developing world changed since the end of the Cold War? 2: The Geography of Poverty: How has global poverty changed since the end of the Cold War? 3: Kuznets Revenge: Poverty, inequality, growth and structural change 4: The Poverty Paradox: Why are some people still poor? 5: Slowdown Capitalism: Is there a new middle income poverty trap? ConclusionsReviewsHighly Recommended * E. P. Hoffman (West Michigan University), Choice Reviews Vol 55. * Author InformationAndy Sumner is a Reader in International Development and Co-Director of King's International Development Institute, King's College London. His research focuses on poverty theory and concepts and the causes of poverty both at a global level and with reference to Southeast Asia and Indonesia in particular. His work challenges the orthodox view that absolute poverty is necessarily minimal or 'residual' at higher levels of average per capita income. He holds associate positions at Oxford University at the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative and the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC. He was UK representative and Vice President of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes from 2008 to 2014, and a council member of the Development Studies Association from 2000 to 2014. He has been listed in Foreign Policy Magazine's 'Top 100 Global Thinkers' and is Deputy Editor and an Editorial Board Member of Global Policy Journal. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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