Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik (Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India¹s "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheatin…
Ireland 1920: workers from field and country unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to face the ruthless "Black and Tan" squads that are being shipped from Britain to block Ireland's bid for independence. Driven by a deep sense of duty and a love for his country, Damien abandons his burgeoning career as a doctor and joins his brother, Teddy, in a dangerous and violent fight for freedom. As th…
Discussing some economic and sosiological aspect of poverty in the world which is explained by theory of economic. Besides poverty, writer talked about equality issue, agriculture, population, education soft state and the last topic is the responsibility of the developed Countries concerning trade and capital movement and aid for developing countries.
Desperate for work, unskilled Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts), the head of a single parent household, takes a relatively inconsequential job as a legal assistant in a California law firm for low wages. While organizing some paperwork pertaining to real estate cases, she is puzzled when she notices medical records in one of the files. On a whim, she does a little investigating of her own, and co…
Buku advokasi dan pendampingan kasus tanah rakyat yang disusun dalam bentuk semi karikatur ini lahir sebagai upaya pencerahan dan pembelajaran kepada rakyat dalam rangka meningkatkan peran serta mereka dalam upaya menyeimbangkan kekuatan melawan tirani kesewenangan.Menggambarkan proses dan mekanisme advokasi tanah, kebijakan pemerintah, dan langkah strategis.
Buku ini mencoba mengungkap realitas kaum miskin di kota Medan dari berbagai sektor kaum miskin yang ada di kota dan bagaimana fenomena miskin kota terjadi serta upaya-upaya yang dilakukan dalam rangka survive dari kebijakna yang semakin meminggirkan kaum miskin di kota. --------------------- Lampiran berisi:Konsep kerja Urban Community Organizing dan Modul sederhana pelatihan calon kader (CK) …
Selama ini ide-ide menarik dalam studi tentang urbanisasi dan kemiskinan di negara Dunia Ketiga sering dikembangkan dan diuji hanya pada wilayah-wilayah tertentu saja. "Teori Ketergantungan" hanya dikembangkan dalam lingkup wilayah Amerika LAtin, peranan dan pengaruh sosial etnis urban hanya diuji di Peru dan Afrika Barat, dan konsep migrasi musiman (circular migration) hanya diuji di wilayah P…