Raju J. Das, Ph.D. (1996), The Ohio State University, is a Professor at York University, Toronto. He has published articles in academic journals on political economy and international development. His recent books include Marxist Class Theory for a Skeptical World. Deepak K. Mishra is Professor at Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His work focuses on the political economy of agrarian change, rural development, and labour migration in India.

• AcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsAnalysing Poverty Causally: An IntroductionRaju J. Das and Deepak K. MishraAbsolute, Relative and Multidimensional Measures of PovertySteven PressmanPoverty: A Marxist ViewMichael Roberts Why Is There Poverty In the Rich Countries? A Marxist AnalysisJamie Gough And Aram EisenschitzClass and Social Needs: A Marxian Theory of PovertyAnjan ChakravartyNeeds, Capital Accumulation, and Poverty: The Case of FoodMizhar MikatiThe Rise and Fall of Inequality and Poverty Reduction In BrazilMarcelo MilanNeoliberalism, Financial Imperialism, and Capitalist Growth: Why Pakistan Still Wallows In PovertyTarique NiaziThe Impoverishment of a Nation: The Greek Financial Crisis and Troika’s Free Market-Austerity PoliciesJohn Marangos, Eirini Triarchi and Themis AnthrakidisBetraying the Struggle – Corruption and Poverty In Post-Apartheid South AfricaMacayla Kisten And Brij MaharajPoverty, Living Wage and Income Inequality In the Developing World: Views and Visions From The PhilippinesDavid Michael M. San JuanTackling Poverty or Inequality? You Don’t Have to ChooseThaddeus HwongThe Political Economy of Poverty and Uneven Development: The Case of Odisha, IndiaDeepak K MishraIndex