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For more than 30 years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the Green Revolution succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. More than 9 million people every year die of hunger, malnutrition, and related diseases every yearmost of them in Africa and most of them children. More die of hunger in Africa than from AIDS and malaria combined. Now, an impending global food crisis threatens to make things worse.

The Man in the Dog Park offers the listener a rare window into homeless life. Spurred by a personal relationship with a homeless man who became her coauthor, Cathy A. Small takes a compelling look at what it means and what it takes to be homeless. Interviews and encounters with dozens of homeless people lead us into a world that most have never seen. We travel as an intimate observer into the places that many homeless frequent, including a community shelter, a day-labor agency, a panhandling corner, a pawn shop, and a HUD housing office.

In Downeast, Gigi Georges follows five girls as they come of age in one of the most challenging and geographically isolated regions on the Eastern seaboard. Their stories reveal surprising truths about rural America and offer hope for its future. “It’s almost impossible not to care about...

يحاول البروفسور فيليب جيفرسون، الاقتصادي الأمريكي وعضو مجلس الاحتياطـي الفيدرالـي الأمريكـي، في هذا الكتاب الإجابةَ عن أسئلةِ ما الفقر؟ وكيف واجهناه في الماضي؟ وكيف نقيسه؟ وكيف نواجهه اليوم؟ ويضع مقدمةً مركَّزة ومكثفة عن الفقر وقياسه ومواجهته في العصر الحالي. يدرُس جيفرسون في الكتاب مَن هم الفقراء، وكيف يعيشون، وما العوائق التي يواجهونها، ويدرُس تاريخَ الفقر وانتقاله من جيل إلى جيل، والعواملَ الحاكمة لهذا الانتقال. وكذلك ينظر في التفاوت العالمي في توزيع الثروات والأسباب التي أدَّت إليه، ويستكشف الجهودَ العملية والتحليلية التي بُذلت، ولا تزال، لمحوِ الفقر، ويناقش الجهودَ العالمية والمبادرات المحلية التي تهدُف إلى تقليصه. ويدرُس بعمقٍ البنى الاجتماعية والاقتصادية والسياسية التي تؤثِّر على الفقراء وتشكِّل حياتهم

What does it take to escape poverty—and not just survive, but thrive? Escaping Poverty: The Journey from Survival to Success is a raw memoir that reveals the hidden struggles of growing up in underinvested neighborhoods and the relentless fight to build a better future. It is the story of a boy born into hardship in Jamaica, burdened by instability, shame, and fear—yet unwilling to let those circumstances define his destiny.

Housing Solutions by Sage Ellison is a comprehensive guide designed to help communities overcome the challenges of finding safe and affordable housing. With rising costs and limited resources, many people feel powerless in their pursuit of inclusive neighborhoods. This book addresses key obstacles, such as the lack of affordable living options and navigating local zoning laws. Ellison presents an actionable roadmap for community transformation, focusing on creating enduring change through low-cost housing and sustainable practices.

Incluso en los países más desarrollados del mundo podemos encontrar regiones que se han quedado atrás: desde Yorkshire del Sur, un lugar que fue fundamental durante la Revolución Industrial y que ahora es el condado más empobrecido de Inglaterra, hasta Barranquilla, antaño la puerta de salida de Colombia al Caribe y que hoy se enfrenta a serias dificultades. Y todavía resulta más alarmante observar cómo han aumentado las desigualdades entre estas áreas y el resto del mundo a lo largo del último siglo. ¿Por qué nos hemos olvidado de estos lugares? ¿Y qué podemos hacer al respecto?

Quand la vie trébuche... - portraits de ceux qui n'ont plus rien - histoires de chutes à peine croyables - récits de rebonds enthousiastes Christel Brigaudeau est journaliste. Depuis des années, elle a choisi de s'intéresser aux gens qui vivent en marge de notre société, à même la rue ou dans une précarité qu'ils n'ont pas vu venir... Parce que la chute n'est pas réservée aux plus faibles, Christel Brigaudeau a choisi de livrer ces 15 portraits de Français "comme les autres" qui, un jour ou l'autre affrontent la rue. Rupture familiale, addictions, maladie, panne profesionnelle...

Good intentions aren't good enough. Everyone wants to see extreme poverty alleviated, but too often well-meaning do-gooders believe good intentions and their carefully crafted solutions are sufficient. But poverty is more than just a material issue, and the poor are more than a set of problems to be solved. The founder of 410 Bridge shares a proven blueprint for addressing extreme poverty by changing the paradigm of how the West engages the global poor.

Esta obra es el resultado de años de investigación periodística y académica sobre los extraordinarios esfuerzos de la República Popular China para erradicar la pobreza extrema en su territorio. Entre 2015 y 2023, los autores visitaron proyectos de reducción de la pobreza en las provincias de Guangdong, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Shanxi y Jiangsu, así como en las regiones autónomas de Xinjiang, Tíbet y Guangxi. También realizaron entrevistas con funcionarios gubernamentales e investigadores en Beijing, Shanghái y otras ciudades chinas.

La crónica en primera persona de un desahucio, el de Cristina Fallarás, periodista, escritora premiada y editora digital, leído por la propia autora. Fallarás narra el día a día del proceso de empobrecimiento que le acarreó un despido motivado por la crisis económica, y que ocasionaría...

Il libro che ha rivelato al mondo l'anima profonda dell'America. I nonni di J.D. sono sporchi, poveri e innamorati quando emigrano giovanissimi dalle regioni dei monti Appalachi verso l’Ohio nella speranza di una vita migliore. Ma quel sogno di benessere e riscatto è solo sfiorato, perché prima di diventare uomo il loro nipote lotterà a lungo con la miseria e la violenza domestica: una madre tossicodipendente, patrigni nullafacenti che si susseguono uno dopo l’altro, vicini di casa alcolisti capaci solamente di sopravvivere con i sussidi e lamentarsi del governo.

The Myth That Made Us exposes how false narratives—of a supposedly post-racist nation, of the self-made man, of the primacy of profit- and shareholder value—maximizing for businesses, and of minimal government interference—have been used to excuse gross inequities and to shape and sustain the US economic system that delivers them. Jeff Fuhrer argues that systemic racism continues to produce vastly disparate outcomes and that our brand of capitalism favors doing little to reduce disparities.

El autor retoma el relato de una vida de desamparo y violencia la noche en que a los dieciséis años, herido de varios balazos, entra a un instituto de menores. Con una prosa madura -cruda y directa-, González nos lleva a un mundo que conoce como pocos. Y como pocos, se aleja de todo cliché. La caída es insoportable. Arden las heridas de bala, desespera la soledad, se subleva la sangre que reclama cocaína, poxirrán y pastillas. ¿Y ahora? Tras las rejas, las voces de otros pibes quieren captarlo para uno de los dos bandos enemigos que manejan el instituto de menores.

한국은 전 세계가 놀랄 정도로 가파른 성장을 거듭해오며 선진국 반열에 들어섰다. 그러나 선진국 대한민국의 환호 뒤에는 수많은 사회적·경제적 약자의 희생이 놓여 있다. 문재인 정부의 공직자로 활동한 저자는 '사회권...

Housing dominates headlines, yet few truly understand how affordable housing works—or why it’s failing. Bittersweet Lane is the first book to demystify America’s housing crisis from both a professional and deeply personal perspective. Spanning from Ireland to America, from the Bittersweet Lane Apartments to M.I.T., Bittersweet Lane also carries the stories and deep scars of intergenerational poverty while offering a bold vision for change.

Invisible in America is an essential listen for anyone concerned about homelessness in America, its causes, and practical solutions. Whether you're an advocate, policymaker, or simply a concerned citizen, this book provides the tools and insights needed to contribute to ending homelessness. It is a call to action for those who believe in creating a more inclusive, compassionate society.

Resourced and under-resourced communities, the role of community and economic development in poverty reduction, understanding the root causes of poverty, creating equity and upward mobility out of poverty, and much more are examined in this groundbreaking book that emphasizes the role that poverty reduction plays in economic development and the role that economic development plays in poverty reduction. The book was written by Mary Cacioppi, an aha! Process consultant and founder and CEO of Bridges to Prosperity Northern Illinois.

Determined to learn more about those who fate did not favor, I toured tattered, handmade refuges of those without homes and also interviewed them on the streets and in homeless shelters, and conversed with the poor in the United States, Mexico, Ecuador, and Spain, and on occasion wrote composite stories to illuminate their difficult lives. Where Will We Sleep? is a revised edition focusing on poverty and homelessness.

The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 was a monumental achievement. Linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, it transformed New York City into a hub of international trade, drove the rise of industrial cities in once sparsely populated areas, and accelerated the westward expansion of the United States. Yet few of the laborers who toiled along the canal shared in the prosperity it brought.