Governing the poor : exercises of poverty reduction, practices of global aid / Suzan Ilcan and Anita Lacey.

Author/creator Ilcan, Suzan
Other author Lacey, Anita, 1974-
Format Book
Publication InfoMontreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxi, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Poor--Developing countries.
Poverty--Developing countries.
Neoliberalism.
International agencies--Developing countries.
Non-governmental organizations--Developing countries.
Poverty--Government policy.
Pauvres--Pays en voie de développement.
Pauvreté--Pays en voie de développement.
Néo-libéralisme.
Organisations internationales--Pays en voie de développement.
Organisations non gouvernementales--Pays en voie de développement.
Pauvreté--Politique gouvernementale.

SeriesInternational relations, sociology
Contents Towards a genealogy of poverty reduction : from relief to the new global-aid regime? -- Making the poor responsible -- Empowering the poor: Oxfam's poverty-reduction initiatives -- Global aid in post-apartheid Namibia -- Mobilizing Katutura : "a place where we will never settle" -- Partnering the poor : USAID's poverty-reduction partnerships -- Spaces of exclusion : securing Soloman Islands.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [233]-299) and index.
LCCN 2011288920
ISBN9780773537972 (bound)
ISBN077353797X (bound)
ISBN9780773538054 (pbk.)
ISBN0773538054 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HC60 .I37 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold