Poverty and the Law (Hardcover)

Introduction: Poverty and the Law Asbjørn Kjønstad and Peter Robson INTRODUCTION 1. The Rights of the Poor: Conceptual Issues Paul Spicker THE EXPERIENCE OF POVERTY 2. The Law and the Poor: Institutional Support and Economic Need in Italy Yuri Kazepov 3. Strategies for Police Accountability and Community Empowerment Ross Hastings and R.P. Saunders STRATEGIES TO CONFRONT POVERTY 4. Poverty, Social Exclusion and the Impact of Selected Legal Measures against Caste Discrimination in South Asia Kalinga Tudor Silva and Ajith Hettihewage 5. Disability and Poverty in the United Kingdom Peter Robson and Nicola Loughran ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THE POOR 6. The Development of the Notion of Poverty and the Equal Protection Clauses: A Comparative Analysis of Italy and the United States Antonella Mameli 7. Substantive Justice and Procedural Fairness in Social Security: The UK Experience Michael Adler OVERVIEWS 8. The Rule of Law and Poverty Reduction: Some Issues Helene Grandvoinnet 9. An Army of Ideas: Marginalisation, Indigenous Rights and Civil Society in Mexico since the Zapatista Rebellion Camilo Perez-Bustillo