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This new edition of From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and now includes a new chapter with an in-depth analysis of the human impact of the global financial and food crises. From Poverty to Power argues that a radical redistribution of power, opportunities, and assets rather than traditional models of charitable or government aid is required to break the cycle of poverty and inequality. The forces driving this transformation are active citizens and effective states. Why active citizens? Because people living in poverty must have a voice in deciding their own destiny and holding the state and the private sector to account. Why effective states? Because history shows that no country has prospered without a state structure that can actively manage the development process. There is now an added urgency: climate change. We need to build a secure, fair, and sustainable world within the limits set by scarce resources and ecological realities.Published in association with Oxfam GB.

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A unique blend of solid academic understanding, serious activist experience, and political acumen. --HaJoon Chang The book is a must read for anyone who is concerned about ending poverty, reducing inequality and promoting environmental sustainability simultaneously in the world. --Justin Lin, Professor at China Center for Economic Research (10/19/2012) Duncan Green combines academic expertise, a flair for storytelling and an activist's sense of urgency in this essential guide to both what is wrong with the world and how to put it right. --Claire Melamed, Head of Growth, Poverty and Inequality Program (10/19/2012) Duncan Green uses numerous case studies to demonstrate this book is not merely an academic textbook but a manual for real, practical and lasting social change. --Andrew Dodgshon (10/19/2012) In telling us what can be achieved by ordinary people through organised action, this book generates hope even as it enhances understanding of what is involved in the removal of poverty. --Amrtya Sen From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and updated in this new second edition, and argues that a radical redistribution of power, opportunities and assets is required to make any real, meaningful dent in the cycles of poverty and inequality. It will take active citizens to drive this change, because those living in poverty need a voice in determining their own future and it also takes effective state structures to see this change move beyond the ideal process to full development and deployment. Climate change only adds a sense of urgency to matters, and all are considered in this wide-ranging, college-level analysis of the human impact of global financial and food crises, highly recommended for any social and political studies collection. --Book Review Index A tour de force. --Robert Chambers, Institute of Development Studies (11/18/2012)

The book is a must read for anyone who is concerned about ending poverty, reducing inequality and promoting environmental sustainability simultaneously in the world. --Justin Lin, Professor at China Center for Economic Research (10/19/2012) Duncan Green combines academic expertise, a flair for storytelling and an activist's sense of urgency in this essential guide to both what is wrong with the world and how to put it right. --Claire Melamed, Head of Growth, Poverty and Inequality Program (10/19/2012) Duncan Green uses numerous case studies to demonstrate this book is not merely an academic textbook but a manual for real, practical and lasting social change. --Andrew Dodgshon (10/19/2012) In telling us what can be achieved by ordinary people through organised action, this book generates hope even as it enhances understanding of what is involved in the removal of poverty. --Amrtya Sen From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and updated in this new second edition, and argues that a radical redistribution of power, opportunities and assets is required to make any real, meaningful dent in the cycles of poverty and inequality. It will take active citizens to drive this change, because those living in poverty need a voice in determining their own future and it also takes effective state structures to see this change move beyond the ideal process to full development and deployment. Climate change only adds a sense of urgency to matters, and all are considered in this wide-ranging, college-level analysis of the human impact of global financial and food crises, highly recommended for any social and political studies collection. --Book Review Index A unique blend of solid academic understanding, serious activist experience, and political acumen. --HaJoon Chang A tour de force. --Robert Chambers, Institute of Development Studies (11/18/2012)

The book is a must read for anyone who is concerned about ending poverty, reducing inequality and promoting environmental sustainability simultaneously in the world. --Justin Lin, Professor at China Center for Economic Research (10/19/2012) Duncan Green uses numerous case studies to demonstrate this book is not merely an academic textbook but a manual for real, practical and lasting social change. --Andrew Dodgshon (10/19/2012) In telling us what can be achieved by ordinary people through organised action, this book generates hope even as it enhances understanding of what is involved in the removal of poverty. --Amrtya Sen A unique blend of solid academic understanding, serious activist experience, and political acumen. --HaJoon Chang Duncan Green combines academic expertise, a flair for storytelling and an activist's sense of urgency in this essential guide to both what is wrong with the world and how to put it right. --Claire Melamed, Head of Growth, Poverty and Inequality Program (10/19/2012) From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and updated in this new second edition, and argues that a radical redistribution of power, opportunities and assets is required to make any real, meaningful dent in the cycles of poverty and inequality. It will take active citizens to drive this change, because those living in poverty need a voice in determining their own future and it also takes effective state structures to see this change move beyond the ideal process to full development and deployment. Climate change only adds a sense of urgency to matters, and all are considered in this wide-ranging, college-level analysis of the human impact of global financial and food crises, highly recommended for any social and political studies collection. --Book Review Index A tour de force. --Robert Chambers, Institute of Development Studies (11/18/2012)

A unique blend of solid academic understanding, serious activist experience, and political acumen. --HaJoon Chang Duncan Green combines academic expertise, a flair for storytelling and an activist's sense of urgency in this essential guide to both what is wrong with the world and how to put it right. --Claire Melamed, Head of Growth, Poverty and Inequality Program (10/19/2012) Duncan Green uses numerous case studies to demonstrate this book is not merely an academic textbook but a manual for real, practical and lasting social change. --Andrew Dodgshon (10/19/2012) From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and updated in this new second edition, and argues that a radical redistribution of power, opportunities and assets is required to make any real, meaningful dent in the cycles of poverty and inequality. It will take active citizens to drive this change, because those living in poverty need a voice in determining their own future and it also takes effective state structures to see this change move beyond the ideal process to full development and deployment. Climate change only adds a sense of urgency to matters, and all are considered in this wide-ranging, college-level analysis of the human impact of global financial and food crises, highly recommended for any social and political studies collection. --Book Review Index In telling us what can be achieved by ordinary people through organised action, this book generates hope even as it enhances understanding of what is involved in the removal of poverty. --Amrtya Sen The book is a must read for anyone who is concerned about ending poverty, reducing inequality and promoting environmental sustainability simultaneously in the world. --Justin Lin, Professor at China Center for Economic Research (10/19/2012) A tour de force. --Robert Chambers, Institute of Development Studies (11/18/2012)

The book is a must read for anyone who is concerned about ending poverty, reducing inequality and promoting environmental sustainability simultaneously in the world. --Justin Lin, Professor at China Center for Economic Research (10/19/2012) Duncan Green combines academic expertise, a flair for storytelling and an activist's sense of urgency in this essential guide to both what is wrong with the world and how to put it right. --Claire Melamed, Head of Growth, Poverty and Inequality Program (10/19/2012) From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and updated in this new second edition, and argues that a radical redistribution of power, opportunities and assets is required to make any real, meaningful dent in the cycles of poverty and inequality. It will take active citizens to drive this change, because those living in poverty need a voice in determining their own future and it also takes effective state structures to see this change move beyond the ideal process to full development and deployment. Climate change only adds a sense of urgency to matters, and all are considered in this wide-ranging, college-level analysis of the human impact of global financial and food crises, highly recommended for any social and political studies collection. --Book Review Index A unique blend of solid academic understanding, serious activist experience, and political acumen. --HaJoon Chang Duncan Green uses numerous case studies to demonstrate this book is not merely an academic textbook but a manual for real, practical and lasting social change. --Andrew Dodgshon (10/19/2012) In telling us what can be achieved by ordinary people through organised action, this book generates hope even as it enhances understanding of what is involved in the removal of poverty. --Amrtya Sen A tour de force. --Robert Chambers, Institute of Development Studies (11/18/2012)

The book is a must read for anyone who is concerned about ending poverty, reducing inequality and promoting environmental sustainability simultaneously in the world. --Justin Lin, Professor at China Center for Economic Research (10/19/2012) Duncan Green uses numerous case studies to demonstrate this book is not merely an academic textbook but a manual for real, practical and lasting social change. --Andrew Dodgshon (10/19/2012) From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and updated in this new second edition, and argues that a radical redistribution of power, opportunities and assets is required to make any real, meaningful dent in the cycles of poverty and inequality. It will take active citizens to drive this change, because those living in poverty need a voice in determining their own future and it also takes effective state structures to see this change move beyond the ideal process to full development and deployment. Climate change only adds a sense of urgency to matters, and all are considered in this wide-ranging, college-level analysis of the human impact of global financial and food crises, highly recommended for any social and political studies collection. --Book Review Index A unique blend of solid academic understanding, serious activist experience, and political acumen. --HaJoon Chang Duncan Green combines academic expertise, a flair for storytelling and an activist's sense of urgency in this essential guide to both what is wrong with the world and how to put it right. --Claire Melamed, Head of Growth, Poverty and Inequality Program (10/19/2012) In telling us what can be achieved by ordinary people through organised action, this book generates hope even as it enhances understanding of what is involved in the removal of poverty. --Amrtya Sen A tour de force. --Robert Chambers, Institute of Development Studies (11/18/2012)

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Duncan Green is the author of From Poverty to Power and Oxfam GB's Senior Strategic Adviser. He was Oxfam's Head of Research from 2004-12. From Poverty to Power contains the accumulated knowledge of 25 years spent researching and writing about reducing poverty and combating injustice and, as he says, trying to ""do justice to the complexity of the world, while still believing there is a story about how it can be changed for the better.""

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