Living In Dignity In The 21St Century? : Poverty And Inequality In Societies Of Human Rights : The Paradox Of Democracies.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- A long, shared -- pathway towards -- re‑establishing -- priorities -- Part I The causes and consequences of poverty in Europe today: in search of a new approach -- 1. The fight against poverty or inequalities? -- 1.1. A few words of introduction on the question of poverty -- 1.2. From "how to get poverty off our conscience" to "how to push the greatest number into poverty" -- 1.3. The unequal distribution of wealth and its consequences: economic uncertainty and proliferation of poverty -- 1.4. The inability to envisage a future society -- 2. The consequences of poverty in today's Europe: a problem that concerns the whole of society -- 3. how to combat poverty in today's Europe -- Part II Present-day context and current trends: a critical appraisal -- Introduction -- 1. Definitions and measures of poverty in Europe -- 2. Human rights and poverty -- 2.1. Introductory thoughts on rights and poverty -- 2.2. European human rights texts and their limitations -- 2.3. How to implement rights in the context of action against poverty? -- 2.4. Conclusion: combating poverty by promoting human rights -- 3. Democracy and poverty -- 3.1. Democratic participation and the mobilisation of people experiencing poverty: potential and limitations -- 3.2. "Security", poverty and space -- 3.3. Standard democratic processes: challenges and opportunities -- 4. Poverty and resources: scarcity or waste? -- 4.1. Natural resources, poverty and environmental damage -- 4.2. A society of waste -- 4.3. "Poor quality" for "poor people"? -- 5. Poverty and public redistribution policies -- 5.1. Key concepts -- 5.2. Recent trends: are fiscal policies progressive? -- 5.3. Reviewing political decisions on public finance -- 5.4. Concluding remarks on redistribution policies -- Part III A necessary new strategy -- Introduction.

1. A new approach to poverty -- 1.1. Redefining poverty -- 1.2. Securing well‑being for all -- 2. Reference concepts for a new strategy -- 2.1. Moving beyond individual freedom of choice that disregards consequences to promoting sharing of social responsibility in the long term -- 2.2. Commons and commoning to secure the well‑being of all -- 2.3. Rethinking the role of public institutions -- 3. Combating poverty and inequalities: concrete proposals -- 3.1. Proposals to ensure the effectiveness of human rights and democracy -- 3.2. Proposals to ensure the "security" of all, from the perspective of the common goods and waste avoidance -- 3.3. Proposals in support of progressivity and social justice in public finances.

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