Central Bank of Nigeria Library

Poverty and social exclusion in North and South :

Poverty and social exclusion in North and South : essays on social policy and global poverty reduction / - London ; New York : Routledge, 2003. - x, 276 p. :

Papers presented at a conference held at Sorby Hall, University of Sheffield, on 9 April 2001 and jointly convened by the Development Studies Association of UK and the Political Economy Research Centre (PERC) of the University of Sheffield.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-271) and index.

Over the past decade there has been a worrying increase in poverty in the industrialised countries of the "North", while many of the developing countries of the "South" have experienced some improvement. This collection argues that there are a number of likenesses between the predicaments of North and South, and that these warrant further investigation and analysis.

0415285771


Poor
Poverty
Marginality, Social
Social policy
Globalization

HC79.P6 / P6828 2003

339.4'6 / POV