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Autore |
Haugen Gary A |
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Titolo |
The locust effect : why the end of poverty requires the end of violence / / by Gary A. Haugen and Victor Boutros |
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New Nork, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-993788-5 |
0-19-997540-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (625 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Violence - Developing countries |
Poor - Violence against - Developing countries |
Poverty - Developing countries |
Human rights - Developing countries |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; Introduction; 1 WHAT ARE WE MISSING?; 2 THE HIDDEN CRISIS AT HISTORY'S INFLECTION POINT; 3 THE LOCUST EFFECT; 4 "NO ONE'S DRIVEN THAT TRUCK IN DECADES"; 5 THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES-AT ALL; 6 A DREAM DEVASTATED; 7 COLONIAL LEGACIES AND A FAILURE THAT MAKES SENSE; 8 PRIVATE JUSTICE AND PUBLIC LAWLESSNESS; 9 YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR; 10 IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE; 11 DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS OF HOPE; Conclusion; Appendix: The Math; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography Note; The Authors; International Justice Mission; Index; Footnotes; Ch01fn |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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While the world has made encouraging strides in the fight against global poverty, there is a hidden crisis silently undermining our best efforts to help the poor. It is a plague of everyday violence. Beneath the surface of the world's poorest communities, common violence -- like rape, forced labor, illegal detention, land theft, police abuse and other brutality -- has become routine and relentless. And like a horde of locusts devouring everything in their path, the unchecked plague of |
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