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1. The history and geography of global poverty -- 2. Understanding and explaining global poverty -- 3. The institutional landscape for attacking global poverty -- 4. "Doing" global poverty eradication : transformation or incremental progress? -- 5. Strategic choices for the post-2015 Development Agenda -- 6. The future of global poverty : emerging issues in an uncertain world -- 7. Understanding the global governance of poverty : why don't we care? -- 8. Moving forward on global poverty : can we care?.

Around 1.4 billion people presently live in extreme poverty, and yet despite this vast scale, the issue of global poverty had a relatively low international profile until the end of the 20th century. In this important new work, Hulme charts the rise of global poverty as a priority global issue, and its subsequent marginalisation as old themes edged it aside (trade policy and peace-making in regions of geo-political importance) and new issues were added (terrorism, global climate change and access to natural resources). Key updates for the new edition:evaluation of the post-2015 Development Age.

What has become of the grand goals set by world leaders at the turn of the millennium? Poverty and hunger are still with us, education is not yet universal. Two-thirds of the way through the allotted period, in this time of economic crisis, how have we done and what next? What about a rallying cry to stop children dying now? Adapted from the source document.