Rights and Legal Empowerment in Eradicating Poverty
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Time: 16:15 - 18:00
Venue: Aud. 2, Georg Sverdrups hus (University Library), Blindern, University of Oslo
Rights and Legal Empowerment in Eradicating Poverty, Dan Banik (ed)
Published by Ashgate
Commentators:
Prof. Lucie White, Harvard University
Prof. Erik Jensen, Stanford University
Dr. Naresh Singh, Canadian International Development Agency
Light refreshments will be served.
All are welcome, but please register for this event.
Further information about the Book and the Poverty and Development in the 21st Century (PAD) research programme at the University of Oslo,
How best to improve the position of the world's poorest people remains one of the major issues facing the human species. Empowering the poor requires more than simply a transfer of resources; it entails the creation of sound legal and political frameworks which specifically address the needs of the poor and vulnerable and hold political and administrative leaders accountable for policy failures.
This book investigates the role that legal empowerment and rights (including human rights) can play in tackling poverty and enabling poor people in developing countries to take action to improve their positions. Original in focus, the book provides new information and knowledge and presents informative and useful case studies on sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America.