This handbook initiates fresh debates on poverty and its impact in a constantly changing Global South society. It studies the concept, theories, and causes of poverty, as well as the design and delivery of social welfare policies related to specific groups, such as women, children, and the elderly. The chapters are theoretical, evidence-based, and empirical in nature and bring together a holistic understanding of social problems and issues in developing countries. The volume brings together researchers, educators, and practitioners from across the globe to develop a hands-on reference work that will be requisite for several social science disciplines concerned with poverty and the welfare of poor people.
The first of its kind, the handbook will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of development studies, economics, social work, political studies, poverty studies, population and demographic studies, sociology, social anthropology, public policy, and political economy, especially those concerned with the Global South.
List of Figures x List of Tables xiii List of Contributors xvii Foreword xxii Acknowledgements xxv Introduction: Producing Poor and Naming Them – Globalization and Neoliberalism in the Global South 1 Rajendra Baikady, John Gal, and Gao Jianguo PART I Theorizing Poverty – Global South Societies in Transition 9 1Poverty-Free Fantasy: Aid Agencies, Neocolonialism, and Neoliberalism in Nepal 11 Raj Yadav 2 Tabulating Global Literacy: Trends in Global, Continental, Regional, and National Literacy Rates between 2000 and 2020 32 Jeffrey Meyer 3 Social Policy, Public Housing and Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria 48 Ibrahim Rotimi Aliu 4 Impact of Globalization on Poverty in India: Cross-Country Comparative Analysis with China and Indonesia 74 S. Dhanya 5 Limits to Public Policy Pursuits on Poverty in India: Limited Conceptualization 96 M. H. Suryanarayana PART II Poverty and Marginalization in the Emerging Global South Countries 117 6 Reducing Poverty Requires Investing in Early Childhood Education in the Least Developed Countries 119 Colleen Loomis and Abdeljalil Akkari 7 Inequality: The Fundamental Bane of Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria 139 Rasaki Stephen Dauda 8 Poverty and Elderly’s Health 159 Saidatulakmal Mohd, Abdelhak Senadjki, and Abdul Rais Abdul Latiff 9 Poverty among Rural Older People in Zambia 182 Fred Moonga 10 Poverty and Social Protection for Old Age in the 21st Century: Reversing Pension Privatization in Latin America 200 Nelson Dionel Cardozo and Pablo Alberto Bulcourf 11 Gender Identity and Socio-economic Status: Khawaja Sara Perspectives, Issues, and Challenges in Pakistan 228 Sakina Riaz PART III Welfare of the Margin – Issues, Challenges, and Concerns 257 12 Trouncing Poverty through Women’s Empowerment in India: A Case of Kerala’s Kudumbashree Mission 259 Preetha Menon, Sojin P. Varghese, and K. Minimol 13 Poverty and Sex Work Migration in Edo State, Nigeria 273 C. Prince Agwu 14 Organized Crime and Penury in Pakistan: The Hybrid Exploitation of the Poor and Powerless 284 Mark Briskey 15 Poverty and Microfinance 302 Tajul Ariffin Masron and Yogeeswari Subramaniam 16 Poverty and Access to Land in Rural Ethiopia 322 Kassie Dessie and M. K. Jayamohan 17 Reflections on Income Inequality and Poverty Trends in Nigeria 345 Clement Ebizimor Deinne 18 Poverty and Child Labour Nexus: An Indian Perspective 370 Bishnu Mohan Dash and Mitu Dash 19 Exploring the Factors Affecting Child Poverty and Well-Being in Developed and Developing Countries: A Critical Review of Evidences 381 Almudena Moreno Mínguez 20 Race and Risk: Poverty in an Urban Setting 400 Elena Delavega and Gregory Miles Blumenthal 21 Just Going Nowhere: How Post-Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Leadership Training for Young People in Cassava Farming Village Fails 409 Christopher Arteria-Bach and Meredian Alam PART IV Politics of Poverty – Measuring and Naming the Poor in the Global South Societies 425 22 Impact of Neoliberalism on the Right to Food: A Comparative Analysis between India and China 427 Sakshi Walia 23 Ensuring Food Security: A Case for Developing Countries 449 Yogeeswari Subramaniam and Nanthakumar Loganathan 24 Methods of Assessing Poverty in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Overview 480 Isahaque Ali, Azlinda Azman, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, and Syazwani Drani 25 Being Poor, Female, and First-Year at a South African University: Vulnerabilities to Gender-Based Violence 490 Sibonile Kabaya and Shakila Singh 26 Saving New Lives in Remote Areas of Indonesia: Social Capital and the Use of Dukun Beranak’s Service (Traditional Birth Attendants) in Indonesia 506 Meredian Alam, Peta Puspita Dewi, and Khadizah Abdul-Mumin 27 Poverty, Inequality, and Politics of Marginality in India: State and Civil Society’s Affirmative Action 527 Sujit Lahiry 28 Multidimensional Poverty Index of the Districts of Gujarat 555 Nasheman Bandookwala and Manjula Dabhi PART V Rethinking Economic Development in the Global South 585 29 Strategic Errors, Underdevelopment, and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa 587 Ayten Çeter, Israel Nyaburi Nyadera, and Md. Nazmul Islam 30 Forced Displacement and the Financialization of the Poor 600 Gloria C. Pérez-Rivera 31 Urban Poor in Neoliberal City-Spaces: Negotiating Marginalities and Everyday Struggle in the Peri-Urban Delhi 617 Sanchari Mukhopadhyay 32 The Challenges of Social Safety Nets for Poverty Reduction: The Case of Bangladesh 634 Isahaque Ali, Azlinda Azman, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, and Syazwani Drani 33 Individualization of Distress: Farmers’ Suicide in India 654 Shilajit Sengupta Index 673
Rajendra Baikady is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work, Central University of Kerala, India, and Founding Editor in Chief of Discover Global Society, an international journal. John Gal is Professor in the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Varoshini Nadesan is Lecturer in the Department of Social Work, Auckland Park campus, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sajid S.M. is Professor at Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, India. Gao Jianguo is Professor in the Department of Social Work, School of Philosophy and Social Development Shandong University, China.
