Poverty of Theory

Poverty of Theory
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 419
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ISBN-10 : 9781583675342
ISBN-13 : 1583675345
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Synopsis Poverty of Theory by : E. P. P. Thompson

This classic collection of essays by E.P. Thompson, one of England’s most renowned socialist voices, remains a staple text in the history of Marxist theory. The bulk of the book is dedicated to Thompson’s famous polemic against Louis Althusser and what he considers the reductionism and authoritarianism of Althusserian structuralism. In lively and erudite prose, Thompson argues for a self-critical and unapologetically humanist Marxist tradition. Also included are three essays of considerable importance to the development of the New Left.

Poverty, Inequality and the Critical Theory of Recognition

Poverty, Inequality and the Critical Theory of Recognition
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9783030457952
ISBN-13 : 3030457958
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Poverty, Inequality and the Critical Theory of Recognition by : Gottfried Schweiger

This book brings together philosophical approaches to explore the relation of recognition and poverty. This volume examines how critical theories of recognition can be utilized to enhance our understanding, evaluation and critique of poverty and social inequalities. Furthermore, chapters in this book explore anti-poverty policies, development aid and duties towards the (global) poor. This book includes critical examinations of reflections on poverty and related issues in the work of past and present philosophers of recognition. This book hopes to contribute to the ongoing and expanding debate on recognition in ethics, political and social philosophy by focusing on poverty, which is one highly important social and global challenge. “If one believed that the theme of “recognition” had been theoretically exhausted over the last couple of years, this book sets the record straight. The central point of all the studies collected here is that poverty is best understood in its social causes, psychic consequences and moral injustice when studied within the framework of recognition theory. Regardless of how recognition is defined in detail, poverty is best captured as the absence of all material and cultural conditions for being recognized as a human being. Whoever is interested in the many facets of poverty is well advised to consult this path-breaking book.” Axel Honneth, Columbia University.

Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty

Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 215
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ISBN-10 : 9781441908438
ISBN-13 : 1441908439
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty by : Louis-Marie Asselin

Poverty is a paradoxical state. Recognizable in the eld for any sensitive observer who travels in remote rural areas and urban slums and meets marginalized people in a given society, poverty still remains a challenge to conceptual formalization and to measurement that is consistent with such formalization. The analysis of poverty is multidisciplinary. It goes from ethics to economics, from political science to human biology, and any type of measurement rests on mathematics. Moreover, poverty is multifaceted according to the types of deprivation, and it is also gender and age speci c. A vector of variables is required, which raises a substantial problem for individual and group comparisons necessary to equity analysis. Multidimension- ity also complicates the aggregation necessary to perform the ef ciency analysis of policies. In the case of income poverty, these two problems, equity and ef ciency, have bene ted from very signi cant progress in the eld of economics. Similar achievements are still to come in the area of multidimensional poverty. Within this general background, this book has a very modest and narrow-scoped objective. It proposes an operational methodology for measuring multidimensional poverty, independent from the conceptual origin, the size and the qualitative as well as the quantitative nature of the primary indicators used to describe the poverty of an individual, a household or a sociodemographic entity.

The Poverty of Philosophy

The Poverty of Philosophy
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Publisher : Legare Street Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1015736343
ISBN-13 : 9781015736344
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis The Poverty of Philosophy by : Karl Marx

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Poverty of Structuralism

The Poverty of Structuralism
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 9781317898252
ISBN-13 : 1317898257
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Synopsis The Poverty of Structuralism by : Leonard Jackson

The Poverty of Structuralism is the first in a sequence of volumes which examine in turn the basic ideas of Saussure, Marx and Freud, and analyse the way in which they have been developed and applied to art, culture and modern textual theory. The text offers a critical introduction to the structuralist foundations of modern literary theory. It gives an account of the way such foundations have been developed, twisted and distorted to become part of the language that contemporary literary and cultural theoreticians use. It also addresses some of the fundamental issues about language and society that are presupposed by the often difficult language of modern literary and cultural theory.

The Poverty of Historicism

The Poverty of Historicism
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9781135972219
ISBN-13 : 1135972214
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis The Poverty of Historicism by : Karl Popper

On its publication in 1957, The Poverty of Historicism was hailed by Arthur Koestler as 'probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century.' A devastating criticism of fixed and predictable laws in history, Popper dedicated the book to all those 'who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny.' Short and beautifully written, it has inspired generations of readers, intellectuals and policy makers. One of the most important books on the social sciences since the Second World War, it is a searing insight into the ideas of this great thinker.

The Poverty of Theory & Other Essays

The Poverty of Theory & Other Essays
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Publisher : New York : Monthly Review Press
Total Pages : 424
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105035377808
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Synopsis The Poverty of Theory & Other Essays by : Edward Palmer Thompson

This classic collection of essays by E.P. Thompson, one of Englands most renowned socialist voices, remains a staple text in the history of Marxist theory. The bulk of the book is dedicated to Thompsons famous polemic against Louis Althusser and what he considers the reductionism and authoritarianism of Althusserian structuralism. In lively and erudite prose, Thompson argues for a self-critical and unapologetically humanist Marxist tradition. Also included are three essays of considerable importance to the development of the New Left. Called essential reading for American radicals by The Nation, this book is one no serious socialist can afford to be without.

An African Centered Response to Ruby Payne's Poverty Theory

An African Centered Response to Ruby Payne's Poverty Theory
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : UOM:49015003175107
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis An African Centered Response to Ruby Payne's Poverty Theory by : Jawanza Kunjufu

Challenges Ruby Payne's theories about the impact of class differences and economics on teaching and learning, putting forward other factors as better predictors of student performance. Kunjufu points to success stories in schools that serve low-income students. His refutation of Payne's popular teacher-training program asserts that teacher expectations, time on task, and the principal's leadership are the main factors in determining educational outcomes at a school. Abandoning Payne's framework of teacher-student income disparities, racial makeup, and per-pupil expenditure, this critical analysis asserts the human component as the most powerful tool for improving education in failing schools. --From publisher description.

A Theory of Poverty and Social Exclusion

A Theory of Poverty and Social Exclusion
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Publisher : Polity
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 0745616941
ISBN-13 : 9780745616940
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis A Theory of Poverty and Social Exclusion by : Bill Jordan

Bill Jordan seeks to fill a gap in social scientific theory by accounting for why a deterioration in the living standards of the worst-off members of societies tends to coincide with the resurgence of free-market utopianism as a political creed.