Voices of the poor from many lands : from many lands /
Voices of the poor from many lands : from many lands /
edited by Deepa Narayan and Patti Petesch.
- xvi, 509 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction
Ghana : "empty pockets"
Malawi : " tangled web"
Nigeria : illbeing and insecurity
Bangladesh : waves of disaster
India : gains and stagnation in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
Indonesia : coping with vulnerability and crisis
Bosnia and Herzegovina : war-torn lives
Bulgaria : reeling from change
Kyrgyz Republic : crumbling support, deepening poverty
The Russian Federation : struggling against the tide
Argentina : life used to be better
Brazil : gains and losses in the favelas
Ecuador : the perils of poverty
Jamaica : island in a turbulent world
Conclusion : an empowering approach to poverty reduction
"Voices of the Poor consists of three books that bring together the experiences of over 60,000 poor women and men. The first book, Can Anyone Hear Us?, gathers the voices of over 40,000 poor women and men in 50 countries from the World Bank's participatory poverty assessments. The second book, Crying Out for Change, draws material from a new 23-country comparative study. The final book, From Many Lands, presents 14 country case studies."--Jacket
0821350498 9780195216035 9780821350492
Poor --Case studies
Poverty --Case studies
HC79 VOI
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction
Ghana : "empty pockets"
Malawi : " tangled web"
Nigeria : illbeing and insecurity
Bangladesh : waves of disaster
India : gains and stagnation in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
Indonesia : coping with vulnerability and crisis
Bosnia and Herzegovina : war-torn lives
Bulgaria : reeling from change
Kyrgyz Republic : crumbling support, deepening poverty
The Russian Federation : struggling against the tide
Argentina : life used to be better
Brazil : gains and losses in the favelas
Ecuador : the perils of poverty
Jamaica : island in a turbulent world
Conclusion : an empowering approach to poverty reduction
"Voices of the Poor consists of three books that bring together the experiences of over 60,000 poor women and men. The first book, Can Anyone Hear Us?, gathers the voices of over 40,000 poor women and men in 50 countries from the World Bank's participatory poverty assessments. The second book, Crying Out for Change, draws material from a new 23-country comparative study. The final book, From Many Lands, presents 14 country case studies."--Jacket
0821350498 9780195216035 9780821350492
Poor --Case studies
Poverty --Case studies
HC79 VOI