Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword: AmartyaSen
PART 1 INTRODUCTION
The unequal world
PART 2 POWER AND POLITICS
The political roots of development
I have rights, therefore I am
How change happens: A revolution for Bolivia’s Chiquitano people
I believe, therefore I am
I read, therefore I am
I surf, therefore I am
We organise, therefore we are
How change happens: Winning women’s rights in Morocco
I own, therefore I am
I vote, therefore I am
I steal, therefore I am
I rule, therefore I am
From poverty to power
PART 3 POVERTY AND WEALTH
An economics for the twenty-first century
Living off the land
How change happens: The fishing communities of Tikamgarh
The changing world of work
Private sector, public interest
Going for growth
How change happens: Botswana and Mauritius: Two African success stories
Sustainable markets
PART 4 RISK AND VULNERABILITY
Living with risk
Social protection
How change happens: India’s campaign for a National Rural Employment Guarantee
Finance and vulnerability
Hunger and famine
HIV, AIDS, and other health risks
How change happens: South Africa’s Treatment Action Campaign
The risk of natural disaster
Climate change
Living on the edge: Africa’s pastoralists
Violence and conflict
Shocks and change
PART 5 THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
Who rules the world?
The international financial system
The international trading system
The international aid system
How change happens: The 2005 Gleneagles Agreements
The international system for humanitarian relief and peace
How change happens: Landmines, an arms-control success story
Climate change
Global governance in the twenty-first century
PART 6 CONCLUSION
A new deal for a new century
ANNEX: HOW CHANGE HAPPENS
Notes
Bibliography
Background papers and case studies
Glossary
Index
Endorsements
‘A tour de force... At once shocking, realistic and radical, this book takes us further on the road to understanding the challenges of development and what needs to be done... It should inform and inspire all who are committed to policy and practice for a better world.’ Robert Chambers, Institute of Development Studies ‘A unique blend of solid academic understanding, serious activist experience, and political acumen. It deserves to be a standard reference for social activists and policymakers as well as required reading for students in economics, politics, sociology, and development studies.’ HaJoon Chang, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge ‘An invaluable resource for policy makers, international agencies, governments, campaigners and citizens around the world.’ Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
