M Odekon

Broschiertes Buch

Encyclopedia of World Poverty

Beschreibung

SAGE Reference is proud to announce the Encyclopedia of World Poverty. This encyclopedia is a collection of 750 articles in three volumes exploring the causes, history, and enduring effects of poverty. The scope of this encyclopedia encompasses the relative individual and societal aspects of poverty, from living on GBP486 a year in Nigeria to poverty-relief efforts in Appalacia. Additionally, the Encyclopedia examines the insitituions that focus on the alleviation of poverty, including religious charities and the global organizations such as the United Nations. This Three-Volume Set contains approximately 150 biographies; 200 profiles of nations and their respective poverty levels and social porgrams; 200 story, event or historical period descriptions; and 200 thematic essays. The Encyclopedia of World Poverty is an outstanding reference for academic and public libraries and is a welcome addition to any NGOs and charities resource centre.

Autor

Mehmet Odekon is Professor of Economics and Tisch Family Distinguished Professor at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. He received his undergraduate degree in economics from Bogazici University (formerly Robert College) in Istanbul, Turkey. He won a Turkish government scholarship to pursue graduate work in the United States and earned his Ph.D. in economics at the State University of New York, Albany. After working at Bogazici University and at the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD) in Fontainebleau, France, he joined Skidmore in 1982. Dr. Odekon's research interests include the political economy of development and globalization and domestic and international poverty and income equality. He is the editor of the Encyclopedia of World Poverty (Sage, 2006), and he coedited Economic Liberalization and Labor Markets (Praeger, 1998), Political Economy of Turkish Liberalization (Lehigh University Press, 1991), and Liberalization and the Turkish Economy (Praeger, 1988). He authored several articles and Costs of Economic Liberalization in Turkey (Lehigh University Press, 2005). In these publications he analyzes the effects of the dominant world economic order on economically disadvantaged groups. Dr. Odekon co-curated an interdisciplinary exhibit at the Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College, titled "Classless Society" (November 2013-March 2014). The exhibition, along with its Web site and catalogue, explores the myth that the United States is a classless society. He is currently working on a project on worker-owned cooperatives in the United States. He is an avid supporter of the Liverpool Football Club.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 1760
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 298mm x 241mm x 131mm
• Gewicht: 5484g
• ISBN-13: 9781412918077
• ISBN-10: 1412918073
• Artikelnr.: 21792216