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100			_aBenjamin, Selwyn.
245		4	_aThe Global Development Crisis
260			_aCambridge _bPolity Press _c2014
300			_avii,233p.:ill.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe central paradox of the contemporary world is the simultaneous presence of wealth on an unprecedented scale, and mass poverty. Liberal theory explains the relationship between capitalism and poverty as one based around the dichotomy of inclusion (into capitalism) vs exclusion (from capitalism). Within this discourse, the global capitalist system is portrayed as a sphere of economic dynamism and as a source of developmental opportunities for less developed countries and their populations. Development policy should, therefore, seek to integrate the poor into the global capitalist system.
650			_aCapitalism--Social aspects.
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