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The Politics of Poverty Reduction (Hardcover)
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The Politics of Poverty Reduction (Hardcover)
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Globally, there is a commitment to eliminate poverty; and yet the
politics that have caused anti-poverty policies to succeed in some
countries and to fail in others have been little studied. The
Politics of Poverty Reduction focuses on these political processes.
Analysis is based partly on global comparisons and partly on
case-studies of nine countries that span the developing world.
Where governments are politically weak, they need to make alliances
with other groups to stay in power, and where these have been with
low-income groups, the result may be a lasting and effective
pro-poor strategy. Often pro-poor policies have been brought in not
with progressive intentions, but out of fear that the state will
fall apart unless pro-poor elements are incorporated into
government, and the most effective regimes in reducing poverty have
seldom been the kindest and most benevolent. Ability to provide the
poor with access to key markets, in particular labour and capital,
is crucial, and this in turn requires fiscal strength. Two crucial
elements in the story are the ability to frame labour-intensive
policies (given that labour is often the only thing that poor
people are able to sell) and the design of effective tax and
expenditure policies. Aid donors can make a key contribution,
partly through reinforcing recipients' fiscal capacity, but much
more through providing technical support of the right kind.
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