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Historical roots of poverty: A symposium

  1. Sue Bowden1,*,
  2. Paul Mosley2

Article first published online: 27 NOV 2008

DOI: 10.1002/jid.1509

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Journal of International Development

Journal of International Development

Special Issue: Historical Roots of Poverty (Mosley and Bowden)

Volume 20, Issue 8, pages 987–995, November 2008

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Bowden, S. and Mosley, P. (2008), Historical roots of poverty: A symposium. J. Int. Dev., 20: 987–995. doi: 10.1002/jid.1509

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  1. 1

    Department of Economics, The University of York, York, UK

  2. 2

    The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

*Department of Economics, The University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.

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  1. Issue published online: 27 NOV 2008
  2. Article first published online: 27 NOV 2008

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Keywords:

  • poverty;
  • disease;
  • agricultural change

Abstract

The current anti-poverty wave, beginning in the 1990s, has not been deeply influenced by the processes which caused underdevelopment in the past. This is a pity, because historical awareness can help define the processes and institutions which have caused poverty in the past, and provide ideas from the past which can inspire present-day policy. The essays in this volume all use primary source materials to open up pathways towards the better understanding of present-day poverty dynamics in the developing world. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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