Global Civil Society Yearbook 2009 : Poverty and Activism

by Ashwani Kumar

• ISBN13: 9781848600140
• ISBN10: 1848600143
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781446202562
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-06-04
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
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Summary

The annual Global Civil Society Yearbooks provide an indispensable guide to global civil society or civic participation and action around the world. The 2009 Yearbook explores the framings, strategies and impacts of a range of actors on poverty and its alleviation. The overarching question is to whether such actors, in pressing for poverty alleviation actually achieve anything/empower the poor, or simply aid wealthy states in maintaining the status quo. The contributors are diverse, including scholars and practitioners from India, America, the UK, Australia, Thailand, and Mali.The Global Civil Society Yearbook remains the standard work on all aspects of contemporary global civil society for activists, practitioners, students and academics alike. It is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the key actors, forms and manifestations of global civil society around the world today.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Poverty Discourses and Global Civil Society

Global Poverty Statistics and Civil Society

Bringing Justice and Culture Back in: Global Action for Local Livelihoods

Global Organisation in Civil Society: the Effects On Poverty

Global Civil Society and Budget Participation

Faith-Based Action in Development and Humanitarian Work

Living in the Shadows: Injustice, Racism and Poverty in the India Diaspora

Economic Migrants, the Banana Supply Chain, and the London Living Wage: Three Cases of Global Civil Society Activism on Poverty

Viewing Restricted: [Re]Presenting Poverty

Global Civil Society Forums and Poverty

Conclusion

Introducing Futures Research: Forecasting and Scenarios

Data Programme

Chronology

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