Table of Contents: Introduction:
Section I: Poverty and Socioeconomics pp.1-2
Chapter 1. An Analysis of Structural Adjustment Program and Food Security in Two Selected Countries in Africa pp.3-12
(Francis E. Godwyll and Ebenezer Malcalm)
Chapter 2. Poverty in Africa: An Inherited, Created and Superimposed Epidemic pp.13-20
(Robert J. Wafula)
Chapter 3. Debt, Burden, and Poverty in Africa pp.21-30
(Patrick A. Brobbey)
Chapter 4. Perpetuators or Alleviators: The Politics of Globalization and Poverty in Africa pp.31-42
(Dominic S. Dadzie)
Chapter 5. Globalization of Market Economy: Kenya’s Experience of Structural Adjustment Programs and Political Democratization pp.43-52
(Ongito J. Ongoro)
Chapter 6. Illegal Organ Trade: Capitalizing on Life and Death pp.53-64
(Brooke Merryfield and Edward Akita)
Chapter 7. Empowering Poor Communities for Change: The Role of Civil Society Participation in Ghana’s Poverty Reduction Strategy pp.65-84
(Collins Annin)
Chapter 8. Economic Globalization: A Stimulus for Inequities and Injustice in the Lives of the Powerless in Thailand pp.85-102
(Tae Ito and Pittaya Paladroi-Shane)
Chapter 9. Hidden Poverty in Japan: Current Situation and Problem of Homelessness pp.103-110
(Yuko Shimizu and Mito Takeuchi)
Chapter 10. Making Poverty Invisible: A Case Study of Starehe Boys Centre and School, Kenya pp.111-122
(Peter C. Otiato)
Section II: Poverty and Women pp.123-124
Chapter 11. Relational Poverty: Enrichment through Care Theory (SoYoung Kang)pp.125-134
Chapter 12. Gender, Poverty and Female Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Fanta Diamanka and Francis E. Godwyll) pp135-146
Chapter 13. One Girl for One T.V.: Issues of Human Trafficking and Sexual Slavery in the Era of Globalization pp.147-154
(Marah Eakin)
Chapter 14. The Karen Refugee Women: Their Survival Stories pp.155-164
(Yumiko Harada)
Chapter 15. Women’s Health Issues in Developing Countries pp.165-172
(Paige Miller)
Chapter 16. The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the De-Deminization of Poverty pp.173-180
(Mohira Kurbanova)
Chapter 17. Poverty and the Phenomenon of Women as Heads of Households in Post 1994 Rwandan Genocide pp.181-190
(Joseph Mugenga)
Chapter 18. Fertility Transition in Ghana: Women’s Education versus Poverty Reduction pp.191-200
(Hector Addison)
Chapter 19. Globalization and its Impact on Women in Developing Countries pp.201-212
(Augustina Adusah-Karikari and Francis E. Godwyll)
Summary of Chapters pp.213-222
Contributors pp.223-228
Index pp.229-252 |