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World poverty : global inequality and the modern world system / Harold R. Kerbo.

By: Kerbo, Harold R [author]

Publisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2006]Copyright date: c2006Description: xi, 264, [37] pages : illustrations , maps ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0073042951 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Poverty | Poverty -- Case studiesDDC classification: 339.46 LOC classification: HC79.P6 | K46 2006Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only | Contributor biographical information

Contents:

A World Divided: Rich Corporations and the -- Chapter 2 World Poverty at the 21st Century: Global Comparisons -- The Modern World System: Explanations of Globalization and Conflict -- The Global Economy and World Poverty: Attempted Explanations -- The Roots of Asian Miracles: Ancient Traditions, Asian Values, and Development States -- Colonialism and Its Aftermath: Fractured Nations, Wars, and Recovery (For Some) -- Africa: Fractured Nations and Predator States in the Global Economy -- Latin America: Stagnation and Uneven Development -- Development and Poverty in Southeast Asia: A Region of Extremes -- Globalization and World Poverty: Limitations and Tools for Sustainable Development -- Technical Means of Poverty Reduction are not Universally Applicable, Education and Development.

Summary: Provides an introduction to modern world system theory and its attempts to explain world poverty and inequality. This book contains an overview of poverty in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. It tells why some countries in the world (mostly in Asia) have become richer and reduced the ranks of their poor through ties with the global economy.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [267-285])and index.

A World Divided: Rich Corporations and the --
Chapter 2 World Poverty at the 21st Century: Global Comparisons --
The Modern World System: Explanations of Globalization and Conflict --
The Global Economy and World Poverty: Attempted Explanations --
The Roots of Asian Miracles: Ancient Traditions, Asian Values, and Development States --
Colonialism and Its Aftermath: Fractured Nations, Wars, and Recovery (For Some) --
Africa: Fractured Nations and Predator States in the Global Economy --
Latin America: Stagnation and Uneven Development --
Development and Poverty in Southeast Asia: A Region of Extremes --
Globalization and World Poverty: Limitations and Tools for Sustainable Development --
Technical Means of Poverty Reduction are not Universally Applicable, Education and Development.

Provides an introduction to modern world system theory and its attempts to explain world poverty and inequality. This book contains an overview of poverty in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. It tells why some countries in the world (mostly in Asia) have become richer and reduced the ranks of their poor through ties with the global economy.

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