1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452874303321

Autore

Ilcan Suzan

Titolo

Governing the poor [[electronic resource] ] : exercises of poverty reduction, practices of global aid / / Suzan Ilcan and Anita Lacey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca [N.Y.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2011

ISBN

0-7735-8653-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LaceyAnita <1974->

Disciplina

362.5/526

Soggetti

Poor - Developing countries

Poverty - Developing countries

Neoliberalism

International agencies - Developing countries

Non-governmental organizations - Developing countries

Poverty - Government policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-299) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Towards a genealogy of poverty reduction : from relief to the new global-aid regime? -- Making the poor responsible -- Empowering the poor: Oxfam's poverty-reduction initiatives -- Global aid in post-apartheid Namibia -- Mobilizing Katutura : "a place where we will never settle" -- Partnering the poor : USAID's poverty-reduction partnerships -- Spaces of exclusion : securing Soloman Islands.

Sommario/riassunto

"Every day we are barraged by statistics, images, and emotional messages that present poverty as a problem to be quantified, managed, and solved. Global generalizations present the poor as a heterogeneous group and stress globalized solutions. Governing the Poor exposes the ways in which such generalized descriptions and quantifications marginalize the poor and their experiences. Drawing on field research in Namibia and the Solomon Islands and case studies of international organizations such as USAID and Oxfam, Suzan Ilcan and Anita Lacey argue that aid programs have forged new understandings of poverty that are more about governing the poor through neo-liberal reforms than providing just solutions to poverty. The concepts of



privation, empowerment, and partnership used in these programs are tools that treat the poor as a governed entity within a system of actors-governments, international organizations, and private businesses-that make up the global-aid regime. An illuminating work of critiques and solutions for the current global-aid regime, Governing the Poor shows the consequences of championing market-based solutions to poverty while neglecting to provide social infrastructure."--Book Jacket.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019735603321

Titolo

Practical manual of gastroesophageal reflux disease / / edited by Marcelo F. Vela, Joel E. Richter, John E. Pandolfino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K. ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

ISBN

9781118444788

1118444787

9781299159075

1299159079

9781118444825

1118444825

9781118444801

1118444809

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 342 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Altri autori (Persone)

VelaMarcelo F

RichterJoel E

PandolfinoJohn A

Disciplina

616.3/24

Soggetti

Gastroesophageal reflux

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Gastroesophageal reflux disease overview -- pt. 2. Gastroesophageal reflux disease : management of specific clinical presentations -- pt. 3. Barrett's esophagus.

Sommario/riassunto

This portable handbook provides daily guidance on one of the most



prevalent conditions in medicine, gastroesophageal reflux disease and related acid-reflux conditions. Gastroenterologists in training and in practice will use the variety of pedagogic features -- such as case histories, potential pitfall boxes, key points, management algorithms, and useful weblinks -- in each chapter to find quick answers to immediate questions.