Law and Poverty : The Legal System and Poverty Reduction (Paperback)

Part 1: Poverty as Legally Constructed 1. The Right to Development as a Basic Human Right - Ahmed Aoued 2. Cross-Border Reflections on Poverty: Lessons From the United States and Mexico - Lucy Williams 3. Poverty as a Violation of Human Rights: The Pinochet Case and the Emergence of a New Paradigm - Camilo Perez-Bustillo Part 2: Responsibility for Alleviating Poverty 4. The Politics of Child Support - Peter Robson 5. The State, Laws and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Bangladesh - Mokbul Morshed Ahmad 6. Exclusion and Rights - Paul Spicker Part 3: The Establishment of Legal Entitlements 7. Judicial Review, Social Antagonism and the Use of Litigation as a Tool for Combating Poverty - Antonella Mameli 8. Poverty and Property - Human Rights and Social Security - Asbjørn Kjønstad 9. The Effect of Legal Mechanisms on Selective Welfare Strategies for Needy Persons: The Greek experience - Gabriel Amitsis Part 4: Legal Initiatives to Address Specific Aspects of Poverty 10. Gender Mainstreaming as an Instrument for Combating Poverty - Sue Nott 11. Does Alcohol and Tobacco Legislation Help Reduce Poverty? The evidence from Sri Lanka Kalinga - Tudor Silva 12. Child Labour - A threat to survival of civilization - Amita Agarwal 13. Labour Organization and Labour Relations Law in India: Implications for poverty alleviation - Debi S. Saini