Contents.

Foreword
Chapter One - What is poverty from an intercultural perspective? 1
Chapter Two - History of poverty in Africa. 14
2.1 Introduction to a historical account of poverty in Africa 14
2.2 Poverty in pre-colonial Africa. 17
2.3 Poverty in colonial Africa. 25
2.4 Poverty and its growth in independent Africa. 37
2.5 Finishing remarks. 56
Chapter Three - Global poverty myth - analysis of power. 57
3.1 Introduction. 57
3.2 Global poverty myth. 58
3.3 Poverty Reports. 65
3.4 WDR as a hegemonic discourse. 68
3.5 Criticism. 72
3.6 Conclusion. 79
Chapter Four - Poverty Surveys and Conclusion. 80
4.1 Introduction. 80
4.2 Income/consumption approach. 82
4.3 Social indicators approach. 91
4.4 The participatory approach. 94
4.5 Income/consumption and participatory combined. 100
4.6 Conclusion of the chapter and of the thesis. 105
References. 110