This new edition of From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and now
includes a new chapter with an in-depth analysis of the human impact of
the global financial and food crises. From Poverty to Power argues that
a radical redistribution of power, opportunities, and assets rather than
traditional models of charitable or government aid is required to break
the cycle of poverty and inequality. The forces driving this
transformation are active citizens and effective states. Why active
citizens? Because people living in poverty must have a voice in deciding
their own destiny and holding the state and the private sector to
account. Why effective states? Because history shows that no country has
prospered without a state structure that can actively manage the
development process. There is now an added urgency: climate change. We
need to build a secure, fair, and sustainable world within the limits
set by scarce resources and ecological realities.Published in
association with Oxfam GB.