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single day 30,000 children around the world are dying from extreme
poverty and Make Poverty History, a huge global campaign of over
400 charities, campaigns, trade unions, faith groups and celebrities
worldwide united in the cause to end world poverty once and for
all, has decided that 2005 is the year for this crisis to be taken
in hand.
In the lead up to the G8 Summit in Scotland
this July Make Poverty History campaigned heavily to influence the
world leaders to finally do something about it.
The G8 chose not
to do all that campaigners insist is necessary to free people trapped
in the prison of poverty. Important steps have been taken - steps
that will bring hope to millions.
Penguin published a new book, Make
Poverty History, the official book of the campaign. For
every book sold Penguin will make a contribution of 25p to Make
Poverty History.
This month Make
Poverty History is our book of the month and we've included
a selection of other books addressing poverty for your information.
Visit the official Make Poverty History website
here.
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International
Environment & Development
Poverty
Make
Poverty History €3.00
How You Can Help
Defeat World Poverty in Seven Easy Steps
This Year You Can Change The World!!!
With quotes from everyone from Bono to
Nelson Mandela and ideas on how to get involved, readers can
quickly engage in the issues and find out what they can do
to help - from emailing Tony Blair, to joining the Make Poverty
History rally in Edinburgh on July 2nd.
Ending poverty is not about charity, it`s
about justice. The changes we need aren`t monstrous or unimaginable.
But they will require everyone to do something this year.
This is the little book to tell you how.
`Make poverty history in 2005. Make history
in 2005. Then we can all stand with our heads held high` -
NELSON MANDELA
64pp 2005 Ed 2 111x181
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International
Environment & Development
Poverty
End
of Poverty €13.50
How We Can Make It Happen
in Our Lifetime
Jeffrey D Sachs
Marries storytelling with acute analysis to explain why, over
the past 200 years, wealth and poverty have diverged and evolved
across the planet, and why the poorest nations have been so
markedly unable to escape the trap of poverty.
416pp 2005 129x198
Plain
Language Guide to the World Summit on Sustainable Devlpt
€30.00
Rosalie Callway, Jan McHarry,
Janet R Strachan, Georgina Ayre
Provides a quick way in to the JPOI to help promote genuine
public understanding of the agreement and practical action
on the commitments. It is a resource book for those working
in community groups, business, local government, central government
departments, regional institutions and the international community.
150pp 2005 240x170
Best
Practices in Poverty Reduction
€25.45
An Analytical Framework
Øyen et al
Takes the concept of best practice out of its highly politicised
& applied context & treats it as a scientific tool
that can seriously add to the toolbox needed for improved
comprehension of the many failures in poverty reduction.
160pp 2002 215x135
Our
Common Interest €7.50
An Argument
Commission For Africa
Sets out clearly the arguments and recommendations of the
Commission`s plan for a strong, prosperous Africa.
192pp 2005 111x181
Poverty
And Democracy €29.95
Self-Help & Political
Participation in Third World Cities
Dirk Berg-Schlosser (Ed),
Norbert Kersting (Ed)
Field research carried out in Brazil, Chile, Ivory Coast &
Kenya gives a unique comparative `view from below` of recent
developments & their consequences for the urban poor.
304pp 2002
Challenge
of Slums, The €41.95
Global Report on Human Settlements
2003
UN-Habitat
Global assessment of slums, emphasizing their problems &
prospects. Points the way forward & identifies the most
promising approaches to achieving the UN Millennium Declaration
targets for improving the lives of slum dwellers.
310pp 2003 A4
Free
Trade €15.00
Myth, Reality and Alternatives
Graham Dunkley
Lively intro to orthodox doctrine of free trade as good for
development. Stimulating proposals for an alternative approach
to policy.
2003
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Green
Living
Politics & Economics
IOU
€25.50
The Debt Threat and Why
We Must Defuse It
Noreena Hertz
One of the world`s leading experts on economic globalization,
tackles Third World Debt as a problem which must be resolved
if we are ever to see global stability.
304pp 2004 Hbk 241x160
What
the Market Does to People €25.45
Privatization, Globalization
and Poverty
David Macarov
Exposé of the scandal of persistent poverty amidst
modern affluence in the US, UK & worldwide. A concise
overview of the latest & most enduring research into poverty,
now & in the future.
183pp 2003 226x153
Growth
Illusion, The €18.99
Richard Douthwaite
How economic growth has enriched the few, impoverished the
many, & endangered the planet.
400pp 1992,2000 Ed 2 229x152
Grip
of Death, The €22.50
A study of modern money,
debt slavery & destructive economics
Michael Rowbotham
Where our money comes from & why most people, businesses
& countries are so heavily in debt. Proposes a new mechanism
for the supply of money, creating a supportive financial environment
& a decreasing reliance on debt.
352pp 1998 230x155
Tomorrow`s
World €25.50
Britain`s Share in a Sustainable
Future
Nusrat Yousuf, Simon Bullock,
Duncan McLaren
Argues that Britain must make deep cuts in resource consumption
in order to allow developing countries to escape from poverty,
and to prevent further breaches of environmental limits.
397pp 1997 203x135
Irish Interest
Low
Income Farm Households €12.50
Incidence, Characteristics
and Policies
Patrick Commins, Sue Scott,
James P Frawley
Examines the incidence of low income farm households in Ireland,
their farm and household circumstances, and the role of farm
policy and farm income support measures in alleviating the
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