Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part 1: Poverty as a Factor in Language Maintenance and Language Death -- Chapter 2. Poverty as a Crucial Factor in Language Maintenance and Language Death: Case Studies from Africa -- Chapter 3. Language Diversity and Poverty in Africa -- Part 2: Language as a Determinant of Access to Resources -- Chapter 4. The Impact of the Hegemony of English on Access to and Quality of Education with Special Reference to South Africa -- Chapter 5. Econolinguistics in the USA -- Chapter 6. Where in the World is US Spanish? Creating a Space of Opportunity for US Latinos -- Chapter 7. Perpetuating Inequality: Language Disadvantage and Capability Deprivation of Tribal Mother Tongue Speakers in India -- Part 3: Language and Poverty: A Cross-disciplinary Perspective -- Chapter 8. Biodiversity, Linguistic Diversity and Poverty: Some Global Patterns and Missing Links -- Chapter 9. Language and Poverty: Measurement, Determinants and Policy Responses -- Chapter 10. Losing the Names: Native Languages, Identity and the State -- Part 4: Language, Poverty and the Role of the Linguist -- Chapter 11. The Role of the Linguist in Language Maintenance and Revitalization: Documentation, Training and Materials Development -- Chapter 12. Preserving Digital Language Materials: Some Considerations for Community Initiatives -- Conclusion