From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States Can Change the World | 
 enlarge | Author: Duncan Green
Creators: Amartya Sen, Mark Fried
Publisher: Oxfam Publishing
Category: Book
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Pages: 540
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0855985933
Dewey Decimal Number: 338
EAN: 9780855985936
ASIN: 0855985933
Publication Date: July 2008
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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…
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Awesome book! November 13, 2008
I feel so enlightened after reading this book! Duncan Green proves himself to be an extremely interesting, compassionate individual - five stars!
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