The Role of Psychology in the An alysis of Poverty: Some Suggestions

David Harper
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David Harper: The University of Liverpool

Psychology and Developing Societies, 1991, vol. 3, issue 2, 193-201

Abstract: The aim of this article is to draw together research findings in social and organisational psychology literature to illustrate that psychology has a role in helping eliminate poverty. Following an analysis of poverty similar to that of Mehryar (1984) which asserts that the cause and solution of poverty both are politico-economic, it is argued that certain psychological findings (relating to perceptions of poverty and the nature of institutional decision-making systems) may well aid such a struggle.

Date: 1991
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DOI: 10.1177/097133369100300204

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