The relationship between poverty and prosperity: a feminist relational account
Citation:
Susan P. Murphy (2022) The relationship between poverty and prosperity: a feminist relational account, Journal of Global Ethics, 18:1, 82-99Abstract:
In this paper I use a feminist relational approach to critically examine
contemporary mainstream assumptions in the field of development
concerning the relationship between poverty and prosperity. I show
how these assumptions underpin the policies and practices of
poverty alleviation within international development institutions. I
argue that when prosperity is understood as a condition of
independence actualized through processes of maximum
extraction, exploitation, and accumulation, the persistence of
poverty and continued exploitation of social and ecological
systems seems inevitable. This analysis reveals how the processes
of defining and measuring poverty and prosperity as discrete
conditions, binary opposites on a development spectrum masks
the relational nature of poverty and prosperity whereby the
pursuit of prosperity in global capitalist systems drives the
production of poverty across spaces and places. Further, it ignores
the ecological embeddedness and social interdependence of
human beings for existence, survival, and well-being. The paper
provides insights from a feminist relational perspective on the
possibilities of thinking about prosperity beyond extractionism.
Author's Homepage:
http://people.tcd.ie/murphs64Description:
PUBLISHED
Author: Murphy, Susan
Type of material:
Journal ArticleCollections
Series/Report no:
Journal of Global Ethics;18;
1;
Availability:
Full text availableKeywords:
COVID-19, Development policy and practice, Poverty, Prosperity, Extractionism, Feminist relational theorySubject (TCD):
International Development , Development ethics , Feminist relational theoryDOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17449626.2022.2052155Metadata
Show full item recordLicences: