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020 _a0073042951 (alk. paper)
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_beng
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050 0 0 _aHC79.P6
_bK46 2006
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100 1 _aKerbo, Harold R.
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aWorld poverty :
_bglobal inequality and the modern world system /
_cHarold R. Kerbo.
264 1 _aBoston :
_bMcGraw-Hill,
_c[2006].
264 4 _cc2006.
300 _axi, 264, [37] pages :
_billustrations , maps ;
_c23 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267-285])and index.
505 _aA 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.
520 _aProvides 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.
650 0 _aPoverty.
650 0 _aPoverty
_vCase studies.
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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