Introduction: Producing Poor and Naming them - Globalization and Neoliberalism in the global South Part I: Theorizing Poverty – Global South Societies in transition Chapter 1: Poverty-free Fantasy: Aid Agencies, Neo-colonialism, and Neoliberalism in Nepal Chapter 2: Tabulating Global Literacy: Trends in Global, Continental, Regional, and National Literacy Rates between 2000-2020 Chapter 3: Social policy, public housing and poverty alleviation in Nigeria Chapter 4: Impact of Globalisation on Poverty in India: Cross-Country Comparative Analysis with China and Indonesia Chapter 5: Limits to Public Policy Pursuits on Poverty in India: Limited Conceptualization Part II: Poverty and Marginalization in the emerging global south countries Chapter 6: Reducing Poverty Requires Investing in Early Childhood Education in the Least Developed Countries Chapter 7: Inequality: The Fundamental Bane of Poverty in Nigeria Chapter 8: Poverty and Elderly’s Health Chapter 9: Poverty among older people in Zambia Chapter 10: Poverty and Social Protection for Old Age in the 21st Century: Reversing Pension Privatization in Latin America Chapter 11: Gender Identity and Socio-Economic Status: Khawaja Sara Perspectives, Issues, and Challenges in Pakistan’ Part III: Welfare of the Margin- Issues Challenges and Concerns Chapter 12: Trouncing poverty through women empowerment in India: A case of Kerala’s Kudumbashree Mission Chapter 13: Poverty and sex work migration in Edo state, Nigeria Chapter 14: Organized Crime and Penury in Pakistan: the hybrid exploitation of the poor and powerless Chapter 15: Poverty and Microfinance Chapter 16: Poverty and Access to Land in Rural Ethiopia Chapter 17: Reflections On Income Inequality and Poverty Trends in Nigeria Chapter 18: Poverty and Child Labour Nexus: An Indian Perspective Chapter 19: Exploring the factors affecting child poverty and well-being in developed and developing countries: A critical review of evidences Chapter 20: Race and Risk: Poverty in an Urban Setting Chapter 21: Just Going Nowhere: How Post-Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Leadership Training for Young People in Cocoa Farming Village Fails Part IV: Politics of Poverty- Measuring and naming Poor's in the Global South Societies Chapter 22: Impact of Neoliberalism on the Right to Food: A Comparative Analysis between India and China Chapter 23: Ensuring Food Security-A Case for Developing Countries Chapter 24: Methods of Assessing Poverty in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Overview Chapter 25: Being poor, female and first year at a South African university Chapter 26: Saving new lives at remote areas of Indonesia: Social Capital and The Use of Dukun Beranak’s Service (Traditional Birth Attendants) in Indonesia Chapter 27: Poverty, Inequality and Politics of Marginality in India: State and Civil Society’s Affirmative Action Chapter 28: Multidimensional Poverty Index of the districts of Gujarat Part VRethinking Economic Development in Global South Chapter 29: Strategic Errors, Underdevelopment, and Poverty in Sub -Saharan Africa. Chapter 30: Forced Displacement and the Financialization of the Poor Chapter 31: Urban Poor in Neoliberal City-Spaces: Negotiating Marginalities and Everyday Struggle in The Peri-Urban Delhi Chapter 32: The Challenges of Social Safety Nets for Poverty Reduction: The Case of Bangladesh Chapter 33: Individualization of Distress - Farmers’ Suicide in India
Rajendra Baikady is Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Central University of Kerala, India & Founding Editor in Chief of Discover Global Society, an international journal.
John Gal is Professor, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Varoshini Nadesan is Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Auckland Park campus, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Sajid S.M is Professor, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Gao Jianguo is Professor, Department of Social Work, School of Philosophy and Social Development Shandong University, China.