THE NO-NONSENSE GUIDE TO WORLD POVERTY

Book Details

• Author: Jeremy Seabrook

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Edition: 2005

• ISBN: 8170339383

• Pages: 134

• Cover: Paperback

• Sale Territory: India Only

About the Book

In a world that is wealthier than ever before, why are so many people still trapped in poverty? The No-Nonsense Guide to World Poverty by Jeremy Seabrook challenges the conventional understanding of wealth and poverty, suggesting that something is fundamentally wrong with the way we view economic growth and inequality.

Seabrook, drawing from the lived experiences of the poor across both rich and poor societies, argues that the true opposite of poverty is not wealth, but “sufficiency.” For the majority of the world's relatively poor, the aspiration is not to become rich, but simply to be safe and secure in their daily lives.

In this insightful book, Seabrook highlights how economic growth, rather than solving poverty, often exacerbates the very problems it seeks to address. He explores the mechanisms that perpetuate poverty, questions the conventional measures of poverty, and critiques the way wealth and poverty are defined and understood globally.

This book is a call for a radical rethinking—not just about poverty, but about the way we live and relate to the world's resources. It emphasizes the importance of self-reliance and challenges the notion that wealth accumulation is the answer to the world’s problems. A must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of global poverty and the urgent need for systemic change.