The Shame of It: Global Perspectives on Anti-Poverty Policies

ISBN-13: 9781447308713 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 248 str.

Erika K. Gubrium; Sony Pellissery; Ivar Lodemel

Opis

We have long recognized that poverty carries a tremendous feeling of shame. However, few have let this overwhelming fact actually influence the making and implementation of anti-poverty policies. "The Shame of It" demonstrates that in order for anti-poverty policies to be truly effective, they must take into account the psychological trauma that poverty creates. Drawing on pioneering empirical research from a diverse group of countries, including the United Kingdom, Uganda, Norway, Pakistan, India, South Korea, and China, the contributors outline core principles that can bring policy makers greater sensitivity to the power of shame and, thus, the foundations for more effective ways of combating poverty.
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Spis treści

Resetting the stage ~ Erika K. Gubrium; New urban poverty and new welfare provision: China’s Dibao system ~ Ming Yan; Thick poverty, thicker society and thin state: Policy spaces for human dignity in India ~ Sony Pellissery & Leemamol Mathew; Self-sufficiency, social assistance and the shaming of poverty in South Korea ~ Yongmie Nicola Jo & Robert Walker; ‘Not good enough’: Social assistance and shaming in Norway ~ Erika K. Gubrium & Ivar Lødemel; Pakistan: A journey of poverty-induced shame ~ Sohail Choudhry; Separating the sheep from the goats: Tackling poverty in Britain for over four centuries ~ Robert Walker & Elaine Chase; ‘Food That Cannot Be Eaten’: The shame of Uganda’s anti-poverty policies ~ Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo & Amon Mwiine; Shame and shaming in policy processes ~ Sony Pellissery, Ivar Lødemel & Erika K. Gubrium; Towards global principles for dignity-based anti-poverty policies ~ Erika K. Gubrium & Ivar Lødemel.