Eradicating Extreme Poverty

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The failure of attempts to tackle global poverty have bred cynicism and 'compassion fatigue'. Eradicating Extreme Poverty provides an urgently needed fresh approach which will re-energise action on this issue.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Rejecting traditional 'top-down' approaches Xavier Godinot and his colleagues start from the experiences capabilities and strategies of the poor themselves. They argue that the first step is a close connection with poor communities followed by a commitment to take action alongside them. Life-stories from Burkina Faso France Peru and the Philippines are used to show that the poor must be involved in their own liberation.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>After decades of failed development policies this book outlines a radical new approach which will enliven debate amongst policy-makers researchers students and academics.</span></p>