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Preface -- Adolescent biology, poverty, and risk / Mike A. Males and Randall G. Shelden, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, San Francisco, California, USA, and others -- Socioeconomic status and service interpretation : how class-based cultural capital affects americorps members' relationships with those they serve and the program itself / Ryan Ceresola, Hartwick College, Department of Sociology, NY, USA -- Welfare and change in consumption structure / Saeed Solaymani, Department of Economics, Faculty of Humanities, Arak University, Arak, Iran -- Transit, automobile, and commuting : do the relationships differ across income groups? / Lingqian Hu, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Milwaukee, WI, USA -- Structural unemployment, family structure and poverty / Bozena Leven, Department of Economics, School of Business, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, USA -- Income inequality, poverty and economic reforms in douala cameroon / Nanche Billa Robert, The Higher Institute of the Sahel, University of Maroua, Cameroon -- Poverty and microfinance in nigeria / Taofeek Aremu Kasali, Department of Business Administration and Management, School of Business and Management Studies, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria -- The livelihood impact of female entrepreneurs in the global south : the case of hair crafting in Tanzania / Wineaster Anderson and Immakulata Komba, Department of Marketing, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Index

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Adolescent Biology, Poverty and Risk -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Statistics: Diverse Youth = Dramatically Better Youth -- What Lies Behind Youthful Improvements? -- Are Teenagers just "Stupid"? A Dissent -- Biology and Adolescent Development: The Modern Transition -- Juvenile Justice: An Example of Misapplied Developmental Theory -- Is This Science? -- Conclusion -- References -- Biographical Sketches -- Welfare and Change in Consumption Structure -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Framework -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 3.1. Food and Tobacco Expenditures -- 3.2. Household Expenditure on Nonfoods -- 3.3. Household Income and Income Elasticity -- Conclusion -- References -- Biographical Sketch -- Transit, Automobile, and Commuting: Do the Relationships Differ across Income Groups? -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Data and Methodology -- Data -- Conceptual Model -- Transit-Based and Automobile-Based Job Accessibility -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Structural Unemployment, Family Structure and Poverty -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature on Comparative Poverty -- Measuring Poverty: US vs. Poland -- Characteristics of the Poor - Age Factor -- The Elderly -- Poverty and Education -- Poverty and Disability -- Geographical Clusters of Poverty -- Unique Characteristics of the Poor - Poland vs. US -- Conclusion -- References -- Biographical Sketch -- Income Inequality, Poverty and Economic Reforms in Douala-Cameroon -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Conceptualisation of Poverty in the City of Douala -- Sampling Procedures -- Method of Analysis -- Results and Discussions -- Income Distribution in the City of Douala -- Income Inequality and Dietary Quantity and Quality -- Income and Domestic Comfort -- Income and Health Seeking Behaviour

This article politicises the discourse of emerging markets in global finance. The black-boxed appearance of credit markets easily obscures the significant amount of subjective evaluation and cultural work that underpins capital flows. This article reveals the colonial, masculine, and racial imagination that informs the articulation of emerging markets as geographies of risk and profit. This brings into view the postcolonial nature of contemporary finance and how colonialism's regimes of power and knowledge remain crucial for the reproduction of the global political economy. To illustrate this point, the article highlights the sociality of credit practices. Contrary to their mathematical appearance, credit is a relationship with the future, mediated by social imaginations of trust. Focusing on emerging markets as 'risk-versus-reward' investments, this article examines the long-term colonial histories embedded in modern investment discourses. The article aims to show the continuing relevance this history plays for emerging market economies in modern financial markets and their political economies.

Lawrence Hamilton. Amartya Sen. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2019. ISBN-13:978-1-5095-1984-2.