The Routledge Handbook of Poverty in the Global South (Paperback, 1)

List of Figures x

Introduction: Producing Poor and Naming Them ? Globalization and Neoliberalism in the Global South 1

Theorizing Poverty ? Global South Societies in Transition 9

1Poverty-Free Fantasy: Aid Agencies, Neocolonialism, and Neoliberalism in Nepal 11

2 Tabulating Global Literacy: Trends in Global, Continental, Regional, and National Literacy Rates between 2000 and 2020 32

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

5 Limits to Public Policy Pursuits on Poverty in India: Limited Conceptualization 96

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

7 Inequality: The Fundamental Bane of Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria 139

8 Poverty and Elderly’s Health 159

9 Poverty among Rural Older People in Zambia 182

10 Poverty and Social Protection for Old Age in the 21st Century: Reversing Pension Privatization in Latin America 200

11 Gender Identity and Socio-economic Status: Khawaja Sara Perspectives, Issues, and Challenges in Pakistan 228

Sakina Riaz

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

13 Poverty and Sex Work Migration in Edo State, Nigeria 273

14 Organized Crime and Penury in Pakistan: The Hybrid Exploitation of the Poor and Powerless 284

15 Poverty and Microfinance 302

16 Poverty and Access to Land in Rural Ethiopia 322

17 Reflections on Income Inequality and Poverty Trends in Nigeria 345

18 Poverty and Child Labour Nexus: An Indian Perspective 370

19 Exploring the Factors Affecting Child Poverty and Well-Being in Developed and Developing Countries: A Critical Review of Evidences 381

20 Race and Risk: Poverty in an Urban Setting 400

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

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

23 Ensuring Food Security: A Case for Developing Countries 449

24 Methods of Assessing Poverty in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Overview 480

25 Being Poor, Female, and First-Year at a South African University: Vulnerabilities to Gender-Based Violence 490

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

27 Poverty, Inequality, and Politics of Marginality in India: State and Civil Society’s Affirmative Action 527

28 Multidimensional Poverty Index of the Districts of Gujarat 555

Rethinking Economic Development in the Global South 585

29 Strategic Errors, Underdevelopment, and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa 587

Ayten Ceter, Israel Nyaburi Nyadera, and Md. Nazmul Islam

30 Forced Displacement and the Financialization of the Poor 600

31 Urban Poor in Neoliberal City-Spaces: Negotiating Marginalities and Everyday Struggle in the Peri-Urban Delhi 617

32 The Challenges of Social Safety Nets for Poverty Reduction: The Case of Bangladesh 634

33 Individualization of Distress: Farmers’ Suicide in India 654