Poverty as Ideology: Rescuing Social Justice from Global Development Agendas (International Studies in Poverty)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (553 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 178699044X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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. His previous books include The DisempoweredDevelopment of Tibet in China and State Growth and Social Exclusion in Tibet. Andrew M. Fischer is associate professor of social policy and development studies at the Institute of Social Studies
. His previous books include The DisempoweredDevelopment of Tibet in China and State Growth and Social Exclusion in Tibet. About the AuthorAndrew M. Fischer is associate professor of social policy and development studies at the Institute of Social Studies
Poverty as Ideology shows how our approach to poverty studies has, in fact, served to reinforce the prevailing neoliberal ideology while ignoring the wider interests of social justice, which are fundamental to creating more equitable societies. . Developing an effective and lasting solution to global poverty requires a comprehensive critique of the research methods within the field, and Fischer here upends much of the received wisdom within poverty and development studies and offers a radical n