"Will Langford has produced an important and valuable book. The Global Politics of Poverty in Canadaexamines the Canadian dimension of the 'development' phenomenon from an expansive perspective. At once global and local in scope, it presents the reader with a critical yet nuanced appraisal of the diverse efforts to address poverty, along with the communities and individuals involved in and affected by such efforts." David Meren, Université de Montréal and co-editor of Dominion of Race: Rethinking Canada's International History.