Public administration, poverty alleviation and democratic governance: a necessary interface

We are witnessing the emergence of a new profile of poverty in several parts of the world. Beyond the known symptoms of poverty, whether absolute or relative, many countries are confronted with phenomena of exclusion, rising privilege, inequality, insecurity and the marginalization of poverty-stricken residents and immigrants alike, on an alarming scale. The effects of these phenomena are still hard to forecast but generally point to a visible surge of extremism, religious and political, with ominous forebodings.