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Lädt ... The Divide: Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Marketsvon Jason Hickel
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Belangrijk boek over het onstaan van het begrip ontwikkelingsland A very clear and readable history of the current world poverty situation. Hickel ranges across history examining middle ages, exploration, colonisation, industrialisation and capitalism and how each of these periods have contributed to the poverty of the 'global south', usually by design. The description is lucid and clear, and makes for very easy reading. Hickel finished the book with a number of interesting recommendations for eliminating poverty. I'd like to believe that one day a progressive world will implement some or all of the suggestions, however the weight of institutionalised imbalance, as presented in the early chapters of the book, probably mean that we'll combat poverty only with statistics and media shows. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"More than four billion people--some 60 percent of humanity--live in debilitating poverty, on less than $5 per day. The standard narrative tells us this crisis is a natural phenomenon, having to do with climate, geography, and culture. It tells us all we have to do is give aid to help poor countries up the development ladder. If poor countries would only adopt the right institutions and economic policies, they could join the ranks of the rich world. Anthropologist Jason Hickel argues that this story ignores the broader political forces at play. Global poverty--and the growing inequality between the rich countries of Europe and North America and the poor ones of Africa, Asia, and South America--has come about because the global economy has been designed over the course of five centuries to favor the interests of the most powerful nations. Global inequality is not natural, inevitable, or accidental. To close the divide, Hickel proposes dramatic action rooted in real justice: abolishing debt burdens in the global South, democratizing the institutions of global governance, and rolling out an international minimum wage, among other steps. Only then will we have a chance at a world built on equal footing."--Dust jacket. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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