From Poverty to Power: How active citizens and effective states can change the world

Green, Duncan; Fried, Mark

dc.contributor.author	Green, Duncan	*
dc.contributor.author	Fried, Mark	*
dc.date.accessioned	2010-11-11T12:28:49Z	en
dc.date.available	2010-11-11T12:28:49Z	en
dc.date.issued	2008-06-23
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-85598-593-6
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10546/115393
dc.description	<p>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 it requires a radical redistribution of power, opportunities, and assets to break the cycle of poverty and inequality and to give poor people power over their own destinies. The forces driving this transformation are active citizens and effective states.</p><p> 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. </p><p>Why effective states? Because history shows that no country has prospered without a state structure than can actively manage the development process.</p><p>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 leaders, organisations, and individuals need to act together, while there is still time.</p>	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	Foreword, Introduction, Power and Politics, Poverty and Wealth, Risk and Vulerability, The International System, Conclusion	en_US
dc.format.extent	540	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	PDF	en
dc.language.iso	English	en_US
dc.language.iso	Spanish	en_US
dc.publisher	Oxfam GB	en_US
dc.publisher	Practical Action Publishing	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	From Poverty to Power	en_US
dc.relation.url	https://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/from-poverty-to-power-how-active-citizens-and-effective-states-can-change-the-w-115393
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dc.title	From Poverty to Power: How active citizens and effective states can change the world	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US
oxfam.signoff.status	For public use. Can be shared outside Oxfam	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	From Poverty to Power	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	FP2P	en_US
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refterms.dateFOA	2018-08-17T16:52:07Z