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Community Development Journal 2006 41(2):260-262; doi:10.1093/cdj/bsl006
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Elite Perceptions of Poverty and Inequality

Edited by Elisa P Reis and Mick Moore, Zed Books, London, 2005, 220 pages, ISBN 1 84277 638 (hb) ISBN 1 84277 639 (pb)

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The editors open by explaining why they chose to approach the study of poverty by examining how national elites perceive it. This was in no way to devalue the experiences or the perceptions of the poor themselves or their potential roles in reducing poverty and inequality. On the contrary, the poor know more about poverty than elites living in luxury: elites who may be considered to be more part of the problem than the solution. The intellectual and practical values of researching poor . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Marjorie Mayo

Goldsmiths College, University of London, NewCross, London SE14 6NW, UK; email: m.mayo@gold.ac.uk


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