The Routledge Handbook of Poverty in the Global South

Rajendra Baikady is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work, Central University of Kerala, India, and Founding Editor in Chief of Discover Global Society, an international journal. John Gal is Professor in the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Varoshini Nadesan is Lecturer in the Department of Social Work, Auckland Park campus, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sajid S.M. is Professor at Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, India. Gao Jianguo is Professor in the Department of Social Work, School of Philosophy and Social Development Shandong University, China.

List of Figures x

List of Tables xiii

List of Contributors xvii

Foreword xxii

Acknowledgements xxv

Introduction: Producing Poor and Naming Them – Globalization and Neoliberalism in the Global South 1

Rajendra Baikady, John Gal, and Gao Jianguo

PART I

Theorizing Poverty – Global South Societies in Transition 9

1Poverty-Free Fantasy: Aid Agencies, Neocolonialism, and Neoliberalism in Nepal 11

Raj Yadav

2 Tabulating Global Literacy: Trends in Global, Continental, Regional, and National Literacy Rates between 2000 and 2020 32

Jeffrey Meyer

3 Social Policy, Public Housing and Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria 48

Ibrahim Rotimi Aliu

4 Impact of Globalization on Poverty in India: Cross-Country Comparative Analysis with China and Indonesia 74

S. Dhanya

5 Limits to Public Policy Pursuits on Poverty in India: Limited Conceptualization 96

M. H. Suryanarayana

PART II

Poverty and Marginalization in the Emerging Global South Countries 117

6 Reducing Poverty Requires Investing in Early Childhood Education in the Least Developed Countries 119

Colleen Loomis and Abdeljalil Akkari

7 Inequality: The Fundamental Bane of Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria 139

Rasaki Stephen Dauda

8 Poverty and Elderly’s Health 159

Saidatulakmal Mohd, Abdelhak Senadjki, and Abdul Rais Abdul Latiff

9 Poverty among Rural Older People in Zambia 182

Fred Moonga

10 Poverty and Social Protection for Old Age in the 21st Century: Reversing Pension Privatization in Latin America 200

Nelson Dionel Cardozo and Pablo Alberto Bulcourf

11 Gender Identity and Socio-economic Status: Khawaja Sara Perspectives, Issues, and Challenges in Pakistan 228

Sakina Riaz

PART III

Welfare of the Margin – Issues, Challenges, and Concerns 257

12 Trouncing Poverty through Women’s Empowerment in India: A Case of Kerala’s Kudumbashree Mission 259

Preetha Menon, Sojin P. Varghese, and K. Minimol

13 Poverty and Sex Work Migration in Edo State, Nigeria 273

C. Prince Agwu

14 Organized Crime and Penury in Pakistan: The Hybrid Exploitation of the Poor and Powerless 284

Mark Briskey

15 Poverty and Microfinance 302

Tajul Ariffin Masron and Yogeeswari Subramaniam

16 Poverty and Access to Land in Rural Ethiopia 322

Kassie Dessie and M. K. Jayamohan

17 Reflections on Income Inequality and Poverty Trends in Nigeria 345

Clement Ebizimor Deinne

18 Poverty and Child Labour Nexus: An Indian Perspective 370

Bishnu Mohan Dash and Mitu Dash

19 Exploring the Factors Affecting Child Poverty and Well-Being in Developed and Developing Countries: A Critical Review of Evidences 381

Almudena Moreno Mínguez

20 Race and Risk: Poverty in an Urban Setting 400

Elena Delavega and Gregory Miles Blumenthal

21 Just Going Nowhere: How Post-Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Leadership Training for Young People in Cassava Farming Village Fails 409

Christopher Arteria-Bach and Meredian Alam

PART IV

Politics of Poverty – Measuring and Naming the Poor in the Global South Societies 425

22 Impact of Neoliberalism on the Right to Food: A Comparative Analysis between India and China 427

Sakshi Walia

23 Ensuring Food Security: A Case for Developing Countries 449

Yogeeswari Subramaniam and Nanthakumar Loganathan

24 Methods of Assessing Poverty in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Overview 480

Isahaque Ali, Azlinda Azman, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, and Syazwani Drani

25 Being Poor, Female, and First-Year at a South African University: Vulnerabilities to Gender-Based Violence 490

Sibonile Kabaya and Shakila Singh

26 Saving New Lives in Remote Areas of Indonesia: Social Capital and the Use of Dukun Beranak’s Service (Traditional Birth Attendants) in Indonesia 506

Meredian Alam, Peta Puspita Dewi, and Khadizah Abdul-Mumin

27 Poverty, Inequality, and Politics of Marginality in India: State and Civil Society’s Affirmative Action 527

Sujit Lahiry

28 Multidimensional Poverty Index of the Districts of Gujarat 555

Nasheman Bandookwala and Manjula Dabhi

PART V

Rethinking Economic Development in the Global South 585

29 Strategic Errors, Underdevelopment, and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa 587

Ayten Çeter, Israel Nyaburi Nyadera, and Md. Nazmul Islam

30 Forced Displacement and the Financialization of the Poor 600

Gloria C. Pérez-Rivera

31 Urban Poor in Neoliberal City-Spaces: Negotiating Marginalities and Everyday Struggle in the Peri-Urban Delhi 617

Sanchari Mukhopadhyay

32 The Challenges of Social Safety Nets for Poverty Reduction: The Case of Bangladesh 634

Isahaque Ali, Azlinda Azman, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, and Syazwani Drani

33 Individualization of Distress: Farmers’ Suicide in India 654

Shilajit Sengupta

Index 673