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From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States Can Change the World Paperback – 23 June 2008
by
Duncan Green
(Author),
Mark Fried
(Editor)
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The twenty-first century will be defined by the fight against the scourges of poverty, inequality, and the threat of environmental collapse–as the fight against slavery or for universal suffrage defined earlier eras.
From Poverty to Power argues that to break the cycle of poverty and inequality and to give poor people power over their own destinies a radical redistribution of power, opportunities, and assets is required. The two driving forces behind such a transformation are active citizens and effective states.
Why active citizenship? Because people living in poverty must have a voice in deciding their own destiny, fighting for rights and justice in their own society, and holding states and the private sector to account.
Why effective states? Because history shows that no country has prospered without a state structure than can actively manage the development process.
There is now an added urgency beyond the moral case for tackling poverty and inequality, we need to build a secure, fair, and sustainable world before climate change makes it impossible. This book argues that there is still time, provided leaders, organizations, and individuals act. Starting today…
From Poverty to Power argues that to break the cycle of poverty and inequality and to give poor people power over their own destinies a radical redistribution of power, opportunities, and assets is required. The two driving forces behind such a transformation are active citizens and effective states.
Why active citizenship? Because people living in poverty must have a voice in deciding their own destiny, fighting for rights and justice in their own society, and holding states and the private sector to account.
Why effective states? Because history shows that no country has prospered without a state structure than can actively manage the development process.
There is now an added urgency beyond the moral case for tackling poverty and inequality, we need to build a secure, fair, and sustainable world before climate change makes it impossible. This book argues that there is still time, provided leaders, organizations, and individuals act. Starting today…
- Print length544 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherOxfam Professional
- Publication date23 June 2008
- Dimensions15.88 x 3.81 x 23.5 cm
- ISBN-100855985933
- ISBN-13978-0855985936
Product details
- Publisher : Oxfam Professional (23 June 2008)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 544 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0855985933
- ISBN-13 : 978-0855985936
- Dimensions : 15.88 x 3.81 x 23.5 cm
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Hi there, I divide my time between Oxfam, where I'm its strategic adviser, and the London School of Economics (Professor in Practice in International Development). That combination gives me a great opportunity to move between thinkers and doers and see what each can learn from each other - that's basically the origin and purpose of my books and other writing. Hope you find it useful!
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