Poverty Participation And Democracy

Author : Anirudh Krishna
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139471299

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Poverty, Participation, and Democracy by Anirudh Krishna Pdf

For too long a conventional wisdom has held sway, suggesting that poor people in poor countries are not supportive of democracy and that democracies will be sustained only after a certain average level of wealth has been achieved. Evidence from 24 diverse countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America examined in this volume shows how poor people do not value democracy any less than their richer counterparts. Their faith in democracy is as high as that of other citizens, and they participate in democratic activities as much as their richer counterparts. Democracy is not likely to be unstable or unwelcome simply because poverty is widespread. Political attitudes and participation levels are unaffected by relative wealth. Education, rather than income or wealth, makes for more committed and engaged democratic citizens. Investments in education will make a critical difference for stabilizing and strengthening democracy.

Author : Dirk Berg-Schlosser,Norbert Kersting
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1842772058

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Poverty and Democracy by Dirk Berg-Schlosser,Norbert Kersting Pdf

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Author : Carew Boulding,Claudio A. Holzner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780197542149

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Voice and Inequality by Carew Boulding,Claudio A. Holzner Pdf

"How do poor people in Latin America participate in politics? What explains the variation in the patterns of voting, protesting, and contacting government for the region's poorest citizens? Why are participation gaps larger in some countries than in others? This book offers the first large scale empirical analysis of political participation in Latin America, focusing on patterns of participation among the poorest citizens in each country, and comparing those patterns to those of individuals with more resources. Far from being politically inert, under certain conditions the poorest citizens in Latin America can act and speak for themselves with an intensity that far exceeds their modest socioeconomic resources. We argue that key institutions of democracy, namely civil society, political parties, and competitive elections, have an enormous impact on whether or not poor people turn out to vote, protest, and contact government officials. When voluntary organizations thrive in poor communities and when political parties focus their mobilization efforts on poor individuals, they respond with high levels of political activism. Poor people's activism also benefits from strong parties, robust electoral competition and well-functioning democratic institutions. Where electoral competition is robust and where the power of incumbents is constrained, we see higher levels of participation by poor individuals and more political equality. Precisely because the individual resource constraints that poor people face are daunting obstacles to political activism, our explanation focuses on those features of democratic politics that create opportunities for participation that have the strongest effect on poor people's political behavior"--

Author : Claudio A. Holzner
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822973805

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Poverty of Democracy by Claudio A. Holzner Pdf

Political participation rates have declined steadily in Mexico since the 1990s. The decline has been most severe among the poor, producing a stratified pattern that more and more mirrors Mexico’s severe socioeconomic inequalities. Poverty of Democracy examines the political marginalization of Mexico’s poor despite their key role in the struggle for democracy. Claudio A. Holzner uses case study evidence drawn from eight years of fieldwork in Oaxaca, and from national surveys to show how the institutionalization of a free-market democracy created a political system that discourages the political participation of Mexico’s poor by limiting their access to politicians at the local and national level. Though clean elections bolster political activity, Holzner shows that at the local level, and particularly in Mexico’s poorest regions, deeply rooted enclaves of authoritarianism and clientelism still constrict people’s political opportunities. To explain this phenomenon, Holzner develops an institutional theory in which party systems, state-society linkages, and public policies are the key determinants of citizen political activity. These institutions shape patterns of political participation by conferring and distributing resources, motivating or discouraging an interest in politics, and by affecting the incentives citizens from different income groups have for targeting the state with political activity. Holzner’s study sheds light on a disturbing trend in Latin America (and globally), in which neoliberal systems exacerbate political and economic disparities and create institutions that translate economic inequalities into political ones.

Author : Conrad Barberton,Michael Blake,Hermien Kotzé
Publisher : New Africa Books
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1997-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1874864497

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Creating Action Space by Conrad Barberton,Michael Blake,Hermien Kotzé Pdf

Author : Claudio A. Holzner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Democracy
ISBN : UOM:39015055914819

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Poverty of Democracy by Claudio A. Holzner Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Combat Poverty Agency
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Community development
ISBN : 9781905485734

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People, Poverty and Participation by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sarah Owen Vandersluis,Paris Yeros
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000-06-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0312223145

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Poverty in World Politics by Sarah Owen Vandersluis,Paris Yeros Pdf

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.

Author : David Brady
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199888924

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Rich Democracies, Poor People by David Brady Pdf

Poverty is not simply the result of an individual's characteristics, behaviors or abilities. Rather, as David Brady demonstrates, poverty is the result of politics. In Rich Democracies, Poor People, Brady investigates why poverty is so entrenched in some affluent democracies whereas it is a solvable problem in others. Drawing on over thirty years of data from eighteen countries, Brady argues that cross-national and historical variations in poverty are principally driven by differences in the generosity of the welfare state. An explicit challenge to mainstream views of poverty as an inescapable outcome of individual failings or a society's labor markets and demography, this book offers institutionalized power relations theory as an alternative explanation.

Author : Will Langford
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780228004738

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The Global Politics of Poverty in Canada by Will Langford Pdf

In the 1960s and 1970s, in the midst of the Cold War and an international decolonization movement, development advocates believed that poverty could be ended, at home and abroad. The Global Politics of Poverty in Canada explores the relationship between poverty, democracy, and development during this remarkable period. Will Langford analyzes three Canadian development programs that unfolded on local, regional, and international scales. He reveals the interconnections of anti-poverty activism carried out by the Company of Young Canadians among Métis in northern Alberta and francophones in Montreal, by the Cape Breton Development Corporation, and by Canadian University Service Overseas in Tanzania. In dialogue with the New Left, liberal reformers committed to development programs they believed would empower the poor to confront their own poverty and thereby foster a more meaningful democracy. However, democracy and development proved to be fundamentally contested, and development programs stopped short of amending capitalist social relations and the inequalities they engendered. The Global Politics of Poverty in Canada explores how Canadians engaged in informal and formal politics in the course of their everyday lives, locally and transnationally. Langford provides an enduring record of otherwise fleeting anti-poverty programs and their effects: the lived activism and opinions of development workers and ordinary people.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-11
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : 9789287178275

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Living in dignity in the 21st century by Anonim Pdf

In the early 21st century, poverty, impoverishment and inequalities are increasing across the European continent. These phenomena not only weaken the social cohesion of European societies, they also violate human rights, including social and civil and political rights, and question the functioning of democracy. How can people living in poverty make their voices heard in polarised societies, where more than 40% of assets and 25% of revenues are held by 10% of the population? This guide is the result of two years of collective discussion held within the framework of the project "The human rights of people experiencing poverty". It was prepared with the assistance of many individuals and organisations, including people living in poverty, researchers, associations and representatives of public authorities. As well as offering a critique of the current situation, analysing inequality and poverty through the prism of human rights, democracy and redistributive policies, the guide also invites the reader to explore the possibilities of a renewed strategy to fight poverty in order to restore a sense of social justice. It makes proposals that aim to overcome the stigmatisation and categorisation of people, opening pathways of learning to build well-being through sharing, avoiding waste and by enhancing public awareness around the principle of human dignity as a human right for all.

Author : William M. Epstein
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780271075303

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Democracy Without Decency by William M. Epstein Pdf

The conservative attacks on the welfare system in the United States over the past several decades have put liberal defenders of poverty relief and social insurance programs on the defensive. In this no-holds-barred look at the reality of American social policy since World War II, William Epstein argues that this defense is not worth mounting—that the claimed successes of American social programs are not sustained by evidence. Rather than their failure being the result of inadequate implementation or political resistance stemming from the culture wars, these programs and their built-in limitations actually do represent what the vast majority of people in this country want them to be. However much people may speak in favor of welfare, the proof of what they really want is in the pudding of the social policies that are actually legislated. The stinginess of America’s welfare system is the product of basic American values rooted in the myth of “heroic individualism” and reinforced by a commitment to social efficiency, the idea that social services need to be minimal and compatible with current social arrangements.

Author : UK Coalition Against Poverty. Commission on Poverty, Participation and Power
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110943151

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Listen Hear by UK Coalition Against Poverty. Commission on Poverty, Participation and Power Pdf

Why don't more people experiencing poverty vote? Or take part in consultations? Why don't they participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives? This report, commissioned by the Commission on Poverty, Participation and Power looks at the possible answers.It found that - despite the declared commitment of the UK government - too many experiences of participation without the power to bring about change have left people in poverty highly sceptical. The Commission consisted of half grassroots and half public life representatives and built on Voices for Change, a two-year consultation with local groups across the UK to identify barriers which prevent people living in poverty participating in decision making.The report reveals the stark divide between policy makers and the people they claim to represent. It highlights the radical changes needed to make sure that participation does not just echo back the views of those in power. And it argues that without these changes, policies to tackle poverty and revitalise democracy will not succeed.Listen hear is important reading for all those involved in anti-poverty and regeneration work, including community groups, voluntary organisations, local authorities, the devolved administrations, public authorities and central government - and of course, above all, people experiencing poverty themselves.

Author : David Alexander Clark,Mario Biggeri,Alexandre Apsan Frediani
Publisher : Springer
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137352309

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The Capability Approach, Empowerment and Participation by David Alexander Clark,Mario Biggeri,Alexandre Apsan Frediani Pdf

This book explores the linkages between Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach and participatory forms of development – especially those associated with critical pedagogy and empowerment from the bottom-up. It shows how the capability approach and the participatory movement can complement and reinforce each other helping to ensure that democratic principles are respected and become the foundation for sustainable human development. The Capability Approach provides guiding principles for protecting the transformative roots of participation (safeguarding ownership, accountability and empowerment), while participation delivers vital methods for making the Capability Approach operational. Divided into three overlapping parts that focus on concepts, methods and applications, this work draws on diverse fieldwork experiences to unpack power relations, address adaptive preferences, explore individual and collective agency, consider new partnerships for development, and develop innovative concepts.

Author : Douglas A. Chalmers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:848114426

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The New Politics of Inequality in Latin America by Douglas A. Chalmers Pdf

Annotation. Against a broader backdrop of globalization and worldwide moves toward political democracy, this collection of essays examines the unfolding relationships among social change, equity, and the democratic representation of the poor in Latin America.-;Against a broader backdrop of globalization and worldwide moves toward political democracy, The New Politics of Inequality in Latin America examines the unfolding relationships among social change, equity, and the democratic representation of the poor in Latin America. Recent Latin American governments have turned away from redistributive policies; at the same time, popular political and social organizations have been generally weakened, inequality has increased, and the gap between rich and poor has grown. Hanging in the balance is the consolidation and the quality of new or would-be democracies; this volume suggests that governments must find not just short-term programmes to alleviate poverty, but long-term means to ensure the effective integration of thepoor into political life. The New Politics of Inequality in Latin America bridges the intellectual chasm between, on the one hand, studies of grassroots politics, and on the other, explorations of elite politics and formal institution-building. It will be of interest to students and scholars of contemporary Latin American politics and society and, more generally, in the vicissitudes of democracy and citizenship in the late twentieth-century global system.