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The Self-Help Myth: How Philanthropy Fails to Alleviate Poverty
Erica Kohl-Arenas
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Paperback. Can philanthropy alleviate inequality? Do antipoverty programs work on the ground? In this book, the author focuses on these issues play out in California's Central Valley, which is one of the wealthiest agricultural production regions in the world and also home to the poorest people in the United States. Series: Poverty, Interrupted. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Can philanthropy alleviate inequality? Do antipoverty programs work on the ground? In this eye-opening analysis, Erica Kohl-Arenas bores deeply into how these issues play out in California's Central Valley, which is one of the wealthiest agricultural production regions in the world and also home to the poorest people in the United States. Through the lens of a provocative set of case studies, The Self-Help Myth reveals how philanthropy maintains systems of inequality by attracting attention to the behavior of poor people while shifting the focus away from structural inequities and relationships of power that produce poverty. In Fresno County, for ... Read more
Can philanthropy alleviate inequality? Do antipoverty programs work on the ground? In this eye-opening analysis, Erica Kohl-Arenas bores deeply into how these issues play out in California's Central Valley, which is one of the wealthiest agricultural production regions in the world and also home to the poorest people in the United States. Through the lens of a provocative set of case studies, The Self-Help Myth reveals how philanthropy maintains systems of inequality by attracting attention to the behavior of poor people while shifting the focus away from structural inequities and relationships of power that produce poverty. In Fresno County, for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Poverty, Interrupted
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520283442
SKU
V9780520283442
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About Erica Kohl-Arenas
Erica Kohl-Arenas is Assistant Professor at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New School in New York.
Reviews for The Self-Help Myth: How Philanthropy Fails to Alleviate Poverty
Recommended. CHOICE Too often, philanthropic and non-profit work is taken for granted as being inherently benevolent. Kohl-Arenas complicates these assumptions while also honoring the critiques presented by the Central Valley's nonprofit leaders and workers, who frequently hail from the communities they serve. Anthropology of Work Review