Law and poverty
Subtitle: the legal system and poverty reduction
By: Lucy Williams, Asbjørn Kjønstad & Peter Robson, editors.
Contributors: Williams, Lucy A.; Kjønstad, Asbjørn.; Robson, Peter, 1947-
Series: CROP international studies in poverty research
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Public welfare -- Law and legislation; Poverty; Poor
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The right to development as a basic human right / Ahmed Aoued; title: Cross-border reflections on poverty : lessons from the United States and Mexico / Lucy Williams; title: Poverty as a violation of human rights : the Pinochet case and the emergence of a new paradigm / Camilo Perez-Bustillo; title: The politics of child support / Peter Robson; title: The state, laws and NGOs in Bangladesh / Mokbul Morshed Ahmad; title: Exclusion and rights / Paul Spicker; title: Judicial review, social antagonism and the use of litigation as a tool for combating poverty / Antonella Mameli; title: Poverty and property; title: human rights and social security / Asbjørn Kjønstad; title: The effect of legal mechanisms on selective welfare strategies for needy persons : the Greek experience / Gabriel Amitsis; title: Gender mainstreaming as an instrument for combating poverty / Sue Nott; title: Does alcohol and tobacco legislation help reduce poverty? The evidence from Sri Lanka / Kalinga Tudor Silva; title: Child labour; title: a threat to the survival of civilization / Amita Agarwal; title: Labour organization and labour relations law in India : implications for poverty alleviation / Debi S. Saini.