Reducing Inter-generational Ethnic Poverty

"The book will be useful for scholars with a pre-existing understanding of the explanations of poverty, development, and welfare by providing them with opportunities reflect on their beliefs on poverty reduction and consider the possibility of culture and parenting as a solution for narrowing the gap between disadvantaged ethnic groups and the mainstream groups." -Mengxing Ma, The University of Sheffield, UK.

'This book examines inter-generational ethnic poverty from the perspective of human capital development. Drawing on a large amount of literature from different disciplines, for example, economy, anthropology, developmental and educational psychology, Clydesdale argues the important impacts of culture on material wealth creation by discussing the link between culture and economic systems, and the link between between culture, parenting, and children's ability. ...

Ultimately, this book provides a theoretical discussion about the influence of culture on parenting and material wealth creation. With caution, practitioners and policymakers may consider its suggestion on the provision of parental programs as a solution to inter-generational poverty reduction. The book will be useful for scholars with a pre-existing understanding of the explanations of poverty, development, and welfare by providing them with opportunities reflect on their beliefs on poverty reduction and consider the possibility of culture and parenting as a solution for narrowing the gap between disadvantaged ethnic groups and the mainstream groups. However, it may not be suitable for lay audiences or students who are new to this field because it presents a narrow understanding of poverty that is attributed to cultural characteristics.'

M. Ma (2021) Book Review of the Book Reducing Inter-generational Ethnic Poverty: Economics, Psychology and Culture by Greg Clydesdale for Progress in Development Studies