Poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the BRICS: policies and outcomes
This paper assesses headway made by governments in Brazil, India, China and South Africa in pursuing three goals: reducing income poverty; reaching the poorest of the poor; and reducing inequality. Outcomes vary as we move up the ladder from the first and easiest of these challenges to the third and...
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| description | This paper assesses headway made by governments in Brazil, India, China and South Africa in pursuing three goals: reducing income poverty; reaching the poorest of the poor; and reducing inequality. Outcomes vary as we move up the ladder from the first and easiest of these challenges to the third and most daunting. Then the definition of poverty is broadened to include severe shortage of opportunities, liberties and capabilities. The paper discusses how the four countries performed in ameliorating several human development indicators and in enhancing poor people’s ‘political capacity’, the lack of which is an important dimension of their poverty. |
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| spelling | nottingham-424722020-05-04T18:50:35Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42472/ Poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the BRICS: policies and outcomes Maiorano, Diego Manor, James This paper assesses headway made by governments in Brazil, India, China and South Africa in pursuing three goals: reducing income poverty; reaching the poorest of the poor; and reducing inequality. Outcomes vary as we move up the ladder from the first and easiest of these challenges to the third and most daunting. Then the definition of poverty is broadened to include severe shortage of opportunities, liberties and capabilities. The paper discusses how the four countries performed in ameliorating several human development indicators and in enhancing poor people’s ‘political capacity’, the lack of which is an important dimension of their poverty. Taylor and Francis 2017-06-16 Article PeerReviewed Maiorano, Diego and Manor, James (2017) Poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the BRICS: policies and outcomes. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 55 (3). pp. 278-302. ISSN 1743-9094 poverty inequality the poorest social policy political capacity http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14662043.2017.1327102 doi:10.1080/14662043.2017.1327102 doi:10.1080/14662043.2017.1327102 |
| spellingShingle | poverty inequality the poorest social policy political capacity Maiorano, Diego Manor, James Poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the BRICS: policies and outcomes |
| title | Poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the BRICS: policies and outcomes |
| title_full | Poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the BRICS: policies and outcomes |
| title_fullStr | Poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the BRICS: policies and outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the BRICS: policies and outcomes |
| title_short | Poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the BRICS: policies and outcomes |
| title_sort | poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the brics: policies and outcomes |
| topic | poverty inequality the poorest social policy political capacity |
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