Poverty through the Prism of the Law
The normative dimension of the notion of poverty, and its embedding in the long history of cultures, is largely overlooked in contemporary political discourse. Legal analysis shows, however, that two opposing conceptions of poverty continue to do battle: one sees poverty as a social scourge, whose e...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Field Actions Science Reports
2012
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | The normative dimension of the notion of poverty, and its embedding in the long history of cultures, is largely overlooked in contemporary political discourse. Legal analysis shows, however, that two opposing conceptions of poverty continue to do battle: one sees poverty as a social scourge, whose effects – but not its causes – can be counteracted; the other sees it as the manifestation of a social injustice which must be tackled at the root. |
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