Poverty and power : the problem of structural inequality

Preface to the third edition -- Acknowledgments -- Poverty as a social problem -- Individualistic theories of poverty and inequality -- The biogenetic theory of poverty and inequality -- The cultural theory of poverty and inequality -- The human capital theory of poverty and inequality -- A structural perspective on poverty?four systems -- The economic system and poverty -- The political system and poverty -- The cultural system and poverty -- The social system and poverty -- A structural perspective on poverty?ten obstacles -- Structural obstacles and the persistence of poverty (part i) -- Structural obstacles and the persistence of poverty (part ii) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- About the author