Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Mariano Féliz and Aaron Louis Rosenberg -- The Making and Remaking of Human Rights : Contemporary Limits and Potential Contributions of Human Rights to the Eradication of Poverty, from the Perspective of the Global South / Camillo Perez-Bustillo -- "I'm Gonna Get My Share of What's Mine" : Narratives of Poverty and Crime in Postcolonial Jamaica and Kenya / Aaron Louis Rosenberg -- Conditional Cash Transfers : A New Paradigm for Combating Poverty in Latin America? / Pablo E. Pérez and Brenda Brown -- Neodevelopmentalism in Argentina : Its Contradictions, Barriers, and Limits to Poverty Reduction and Social Change / Mariano Féliz -- Alternative Paths of Social Transformation in Sub-Saharian Africa : A Case for Poverty Alleviation Programs by the Poor / Jude Ssempebwa and Jaqueline Nakaiza -- Scope and Usefulness of "Right to Information" as Anti-Poverty Tool : The Bangladesh Experience / Kazi Nurmohammad Hossainul Haque -- Peri-urban Dwelling and Social Transformation in Africa / Innocent Chirisa -- Analysis of Women's Organizations As Drivers of Gendered Social Transformation : Experiences from Zimbabwe / Manase Chiweshe -- Civil Society Movements and Rights Discourse in Post-Apartheid Socioeconomic Transformation / Christopher G. Thomas -- Conclusion / Mariano Féliz and Aaron Louis Rosenberg.

This book brings forth debates on the production and eradication of poverty from experiences in the global South. It collects a set of innovative articles concentrating on the way in which poverty, as a social process, has been tackled by popular movements and the governments of various states across the globe. Providing new insights into the limitations of traditional strategies to confront poverty, it highlights how social organizations are working to transform the livelihoods of people through bottom-up struggle and more participatory approaches rather than passively waiting for top-down solutions. -- Provided by publisher.