Socio-legal research on the legal experiences of the poor reflects an understanding of the
close connection between economic inequality and law. The first two parts of this volume …

Persistent poverty is a source of conspicuous failure in developed economies such as the
United States, which boasts of its affluence and vigorously advocates free labor markets …

This collection of essays focuses attention on the global impact of legal policies on levels of
poverty. They illustrate the distinct dimensions of poverty in a range of different political and …

This volume brings to light a variety of previously ignored ways in which law can be central
to the causes and structure of poverty, and explores new legal arenas and theories that …

This article adopts an analysis that explicitly politicises poverty and relates it to the concrete
history of racialised capitalism and structural inequality that defined colonialism and …

Nearly a decade ago this nation embarked on a promising new experiment in providing civil
justice to the poor: OEO's Legal Services Program. It occurred to President Johnson's …

There are principles of governance that should be treated as undisputed premises for the
way society is to be led in a modern, democratically organised state. The first principle is the …

ABSTRACT A multitude of legal and administrative systems in America combine to regulate
low-income people and to create and perpetuate poverty. Despite this, a literature review …

The establishment of the Commission on the Legal Empowerment of the Poor by the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2005 marked an important milestone in the …

This book demonstrates how the various legal efforts employed to eradicate global urban
poverty also play a significant role in shaping it. Urban poverty has been widely examined …