This book brings forth debates on the production and eradication of poverty from experiences in the global South. It collects a set of innovative articles concentrating on the way in which poverty, as a social process, has been tackled by popular movements and the governments of various states across the globe. Providing new insights into the limitations of traditional strategies to confront poverty, it highlights how social organizations are working to transform the livelihoods of people through bottom-up struggle and more participatory approaches rather than passively waiting for top-down solutions.

MONKEY ROOM - a twisted GRAPHIC NOVEL in the classic sci-fi spirit. Bizarre technology, kinky sex, and a twisted plan to build a Global Consciousness by linking together millions of phones, tablets, and computers into a massive interconnected mind... Welcome to MONKEY ROOM, a cyberpunk graphic novel for intelligent readers. Set in a dingy little apartment in a seedy part of San Francisco, this surreal and sexy psycho-thriller explores the future of technology, society, and artificial intelligence. It follows the struggles of a former child prodigy as he attempts to achieve a work of greatness despite years of failure. But now, by a twist of fortune, his vision may actually pan out. That's the plan, anyway - if only the consequences weren't so damn monstrous... (CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT)