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Scott MacMillan

Hope Over Fate

2022

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Epilogue S. 279-282

„… global poli-cymakers that poverty—or at least the most extreme forms of it—could indeed be removed from …” „… , adopted by the UN in 2000, targeted a halving of the global poverty rate by 2015. Incredibly, the world …” „… a museum to see what poverty looked like. Abed would give this a wry chuckle, and when Sackur quoted …”

Preface

„… Abed and the Science of Ending Global PovertySCOTT MACMILLANROWMAN & LITTLEFIELDLanham • Boulder • New …” „… . Title: Hope over fate : Fazle Hasan Abed and the science of ending global poverty / Scott MacMillan …” „… , one that belied his enormous impact on the reduction of poverty. It rings true to the role model I had …”

Notes S. 287-292

„… : Case Studies in Microfinance, papers presented at the Global Learning Process for Scaling Up Poverty …” „… Esther Duflo, Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (Philadelphia …” „… Gerszon Mahler et al., “Updated Estimates of the Impact of COVID-19 on Global Poverty: Turning the Corner …”

24. They Cried Like They’d Lost a Son S. 239-246

„… launch organizations similar to Teach For America, as part of a global network that became Teach For All …” „… tactic for global expansion, microcredit was the sharp end of BRAC’s spear. If done well, it could …” „… ending poverty. Health care, hygiene, clean water, family planning, skills training, and decent schools …”

26. The World’s Most Persecuted S. 261-270

„… . The founder was prioritizing grander goals, including the global eradication of extreme poverty. In …” „… of the donor funding that was dissipating as Ban-gladesh became a less poverty-stricken …” „… living in poverty have changed their vision of the future.” He called for Western buyers to finance …”

23. From Tagore’s Land S. 225-238

„… create a global advocacy network with the stature to convince governments to adopt policies that favored …” „… human rights and poverty reduction. BRAC would have a seat at the table of international dialogue, and …” „… Oxfam would benefit from having a credible voice from the “Global South,” the emerg-ing term for …”

Introduction S. 1-4

„… accountant who would rid the world of poverty, as told by the man himself. For the last several years of his …” „… . Queens, presidents, and Nobel laureates would later call BRAC the world’s most effective anti-poverty …” „… , which took place despite widespread poverty and low per capita spending on health, was “one of the great …”

Acknowledgments S. 283-286

„… book, Institutional-izing Health and Education for All: Global Goals, Innovations, and Scaling Up (2015 …” „… story (and serves as chair of the BRAC Global Board, as of 2022), opened up her archive of old photos …” „… of Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: The BRAC Strategy (1992). My friend Jen Sacks gave creative input …”

17. A Simple Solution S. 147-162

„… high population growth. In the 1970s, the world seemed to know two things about Bangladesh: poverty and …” „… link between poverty and fertility is one of the oldest mysteries of development. For reasons still …” „… the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNI-CEF were planning global campaigns to promote its …”

25. A Visit from an Old Friend S. 247-260

„… to decrease. The long-term priorities of donors interested in poverty reduc-tion were shifting away …” „… translate into raising large sums for global operations.To be sure, there were promising exceptions. One was …” „… had global application. “Peo-ple said it works in Bangladesh and nowhere else,” he said.In 2006 …”

A Note on Sources S. 293-294

„… indebted to Ian Smillie, the author of Freedom from Want: The Remarkable Success Story of BRAC, the Global …” „… Grassroots Organization That’s Winning the Fight Against Poverty (West Hartford, CT: Kumarian Press, 2009 …”

15. Falling Out S. 131-142

„… struggling with poverty.Khushi was part of the inner circle of BRAC. She was there at the start and, though …” „… proposals, he gained a better sense of global trends in donor priorities. Family planning was still near the …” „… attention to poverty reduction.It also would be a departure for BRAC to focus on a few things in a large …”

Index S. 295-312

„… ; poverty perceptions and philosophies, 12, 136, 278, 280; reputation, 163; residences, Dhaka, 60, 77, 79 …” „… livelihood programs, 256; poverty eradication in, 280; rural development programs in, 229, 236, 237, 238, 243 …” „… Bread for the World, 44, 103, 120, 134Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: The BRAC Strategy (Lovell), 186 …”

27. If I Had a Little More Time S. 271-278

„… Global Board of BRAC, whose purview was yet to be fully established, he appointed Ameerah Haq, a senior …” „… struggle and creative action. Poverty was a deprivation of this basic human capacity, and breaking free of …” „… existence—the tenacious myth that wide-spread poverty and suffering is, as Abed said, “ordained by a higher …”

9. Speak a True Word S. 73-80

„… superstar of the 1970s. The son of middle-class Brazilian parents who had fallen into poverty during his …” „… the character of an inescapable concern.” Freire published it in 1968, the year of global rebel-lion …” „… into action.Freire believed that in order to free themselves from poverty and oppression, people needed …”

20. A Ten-Year Plan S. 185-200

„… not believe that credit alone would provide a ladder out of poverty—or when it did, it was the …” „… BRAC, wrote a book, Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: The BRAC Strategy, covering the orga-nization’s …” „… different people from around the world.”Thus began a parade of global experts on short-term consultan-cies …”

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Robert Rattle - Computing Our Way to Paradise?

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Computing Our Way to Paradise?

2010

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Chapter 2. The Poverty of Affluence: Sustainable Consumption and Global Environmental Change S. 15-30

„… Poverty of Affluence: Sustainable Consumption and Global Environmental Change216 CHAPTER 2derived from …” „… To-ronto, into total electrical darkness. When the tally was compiled, the THE POVERTY OF AFFLUENCE 17 …” „… entire global economy. One clear lesson is that when human society pushes nature too far, it’s bound to …”

Chapter 7. Pathological Tendencies: The Health Link S. 129-148

„… substantial social, economic, and global forces that often function at odds with public-health objectives …” „… , such success contributes to global health, 7Pathological Tendencies: The Health Link130 CHAPTER 7 …” „… DETERMINING HEALTH: CRITICAL ISSUES DEFINING BEHAVIOR AND THE HEALTH GRADIENTThe human dimensions of global …”

Preface

„… predicated upon a strong, extensive, and interconnected global ICT net-work of products, processes, and …” „… , or jmheyman@utep.eduThis AltaMira series publishes new books about the global spread of environmental …” „… ; the global institutions that regulate and change human relations with the environment; and the global …”

Chapter 1. ICTs and Globalization: Asking Important Questions S. 1-14

„… sustainability, or enhance global poverty, oppression, and commit us to global environmentally destructive …” „… beneficial.Riding the wave of global environmental consciousness that began to rise sharply in the early part of …” „… found their way onto the Internet even more quickly.Following the global economic downturn, attention …”

Chapter 3. Virtual Morality: Globalization, ICTs, and Sustainable Consumption S. 31-50

„… globe. Market processes, climate change, and air pollution are global in nature—they do not respect …” „… and compressed. Territorial space is transcended. Global phenomena escape national control and …” „… is in-fluenced by the interactions of global actors with the infrastructures, tools, managerial …”

Bibliography S. 201-224

„… /development.htmlCanadian Broadcasting Corporation. (2006c, December 29). Global warming could transform Amazon into savanna …” „… : Basil Blackwell.Castells, M. (2000). Information technology and global capitalism. In W. Hutton & A …” „… . Giddens (Eds.), Global Capitalism (52–74). London: Jonathan Cape.Cerf, V. (2000). Engineering tomorrow …”

Chapter 8. Incantations and ICTs: A Global Ideological Pervasion S. 149-182

„… and poverty across local or global comparisons, what is fascinating is that so many in a lower …” „… foundations of the physical infrastructure 8Incantations and ICTs: A Global Ideological Pervasion150 …” „… global markets. The precipitous drop of thousands of points must have made Black Monday—a drop of a mere …”

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Tarun Chhabra, Rush Doshi, Ryan Hass - Global China

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Global China

2021

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Section 6: The Global Economy: How Is China's Rise Reshaping Global Economic Institutions and Affecting Progress on Goals Like Poverty and Climate? S. 285-332

„… Progress on Goals Like Poverty and Climate?Chhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416.indd 285 …” „… SECTION 6THE GLOBAL ECONOMYHow Is China’s Rise Reshaping Global Economic Institutions and Affecting …” „… 5/7/21 9:59 AMChhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416.indd 286 5/7/21 9:59 AM28728 …”

Section 1: Domestic Politics: How have Xi Jinping's Rise and Ambitions Shaped China's Foreigh Policy? S. 23-50

„… Policy?Chhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416.indd 23 5/7/21 9:58 AMChhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416 …” „… aggressiveness but enduring “features” of that consensus.Chhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416.indd …” „… 25 5/7/21 9:58 AM26 GLOBAL CHINATHE DECLINE OF “HIDE AND BIDE”In popular media, Xi Jinping often …”

Index S. 397-0

„… . See AIChhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416.indd 397 5/7/21 9:59 AM398 IndexASEAN …” „… climate cooperation, 329; and South China Sea, 79–80Chhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416 …” „… Endowment for International Peace, 166CAR-T therapy, 225Center for Global Development (CGD), 291Central Asia …”

Introduction S. 1-22

„… Reshaping Global Economic Institutions and Affecting Progress on Goals Like Poverty and Climate? China’s …” „… more assertive in seek-ing to advance its interests abroad. China has emerged as a truly global actor …” „… and global order, Brookings scholars undertook a two- year project, titled “Global China: Assessing …”

Section 7: Global Governance: How Is China Reshaping Global Governance, Human Rights Norms, and International Institutions? S. 333-380

„… SECTION 7GLOBAL GOVERNANCEHow Is China Reshaping Global Governance, Human Rights Norms, and …” „… International Institutions?Chhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416.indd 333 5/7/21 9:59 …” „… AMChhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416.indd 334 5/7/21 9:59 AM33534International Law with Chinese …”

Contributors S. 381-396

„… global cybersecurity leader, and the Chairman and CEO of Quantum Corporation. He is a member of the …” „… chairman and managing director of the American Institute Chhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii …” „… M&A in the global industrials sector.TARUN CHHABRA was a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s …”

Section 5: Regional Influence and Strategy: China Now Touchs Virtually Every Region in the World—How Is China's Increasing Involvement Impacting South Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Elsewhere? S. 231-284

„… Elsewhere?Chhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416.indd 231 5/7/21 9:59 AMChhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416 …” „… statecraft offers the LAC region an important route to expand its reach into global supply chains, finance …” „… Chhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416.indd 233 5/7/21 9:59 AM234 GLOBAL CHINAUnited States accept China’s new role …”

Section 3: Great Powers: How Are the World's Great Powers Maneuvering amid U.S.-China Rivalry, and Is the International System Increasingly Bipolar or Multipolar? S. 93-148

„… the International System Increasingly Bipolar or Multipolar?Chhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global …” „… China_i-xii_1-416.indd 93 5/7/21 9:58 AMChhabra-Doshi-Hass-Kimball_Global China_i-xii_1-416.indd 94 …” „… defense spender, has unsettled global affairs. Beijing’s shift in strategy toward a more assertive posture …”

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RphZ Volume 1 (2015) Issue 4 ISSN Online: 2942-3341

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Julia Sichieri Moura Cosmopolitan Egalitarianism: a new paradigm of distributive justice? S. 368-376

„… Singer s position11 on the problem global poverty is the main example of interactional cosmopolitanism …” „… have combined their efforts on fighting global poverty and despite the different paths that they point …” „… increase global poverty. Accordingly, he strongly criticizes justificatory nationalism and its use as a …”

Elena Pribytkova Unconditional Basic Income or a Decent Social Minimum? S. 377-392

„… law, towards those in poverty within its territory and jurisdiction, as well as towards the global …” „… become a poverty-trap creating dependency , since people forfeit their right to receive assistance when …” „… unconditional basic income and a decent social minimum that represent two significant instruments of poverty and …”

Hubert Schnüriger Das Recht, nicht in Armut leben zu müssen, und die Unterscheidung zwischen vollkommenen und unvollkommenen Pflichten S. 353-367

„… Hinsch/Stepanians beanstandet worden. Vgl. Hinsch/Stepanians, Severe Poverty as a Human Rights Violation. Weak and …” „… das konstruierte Nothilfeszenario, jedoch mit Blick auf das Phänomen globaler Armut relevant ist …” „… Gleichzeitig handelt es sich beim Problem von globaler Armut um ein strukturelles Problem, das nicht mit einer …”

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Eine Christliche Theorie der Gerechtigkeit

2015

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Literaturverzeichnis S. 214-231

„… Corporate Citizens in FightingPoverty: An Ordonomic Approach to Global Justice, in: Absolute Povertyand …” „… .Anwander, Norbert: World Poverty and Moral Free-Riding. The Obligations of Those Who Profit from Global …” „… Care, in: Absolute Poverty and Global Justice. Empirical Data – Moral Theories – Initiatives, hg. von …”

Verweise S. 176-213

„… Should There Be? A RejoinderTo Ravallion, alle in: Debates on the Measurement of Global Poverty,hg. von …” „… Poverty: An Ordonomic Approach to Global Justice, in: Absolute Poverty and Global Justice. Empirical Data …” „… Poverty and Global Justice. Empirical Data– Moral Theories – Initiatives, hg. von Elke Mack/ Michael …”

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