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Contents
Foreword - Amartya Sen
Preface to South African edition by Francis Wilson, University of Cape Town
1. Introduction
Part 2: Power and Politics
The political roots of development • I have rights therefore I am • I believe therefore I am • I read therefore I am • I surf therefore I am • We organize therefore we are • I own therefore I am • I vote therefore I am • I steal therefore I am • I rule therefore I am
Case Studies:
A revolution for Bolivia’s Chiquitano people • Winning women’s rights in Morocco
Part 3: Poverty and Prosperity
An economics for the 21st century • Rural livelihoods • The changing world of work • Going for growth • The private sector • Trade
Case Studies:
African success stories: Botswana and Mauritius • The fishing communities of Tikamgarh
Part 4: Risk and Vulnerability
Who is vulnerable? • Social protection • Living on the edge: Africa’s pastoralists • Hunger and famine • Climate change • HIV and AIDS and other health risks • The risk of natural disaster • Violence and conflict
Case Studies:
South Africa’s Treatment Action Campaign • India’s campaign for a National Rural Employment Guarantee
Part 5: The International System
The international financial system • The international trading system • The international aid system • The international system for humanitarian relief and peace • Climate change • Global governance in the 21st century
Case Studies:
The 1997 Mine Ban Treaty • The 2005 Gleneagles agreements
Conclusion
Appendix: How Change Happens
Notes and references
Acknowledgements
Acronyms
Index
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