�This e-book presents a good framework to examine the event of a wide selection of profitable projects internationally and attracts recognition to serious matters that practitioners have to take into consideration while designing poverty aid interventions and scaling up.�
Bill Tod, nearby MDG Adviser, SNV Asia
�With its extensive local insurance, and frank discussions of matters and difficulties encountered in designing tasks that at once take on poverty, it will be a truly important reference publication for NGOs, INGOs, and likewise for multilateral institutions.�
Johanna Boestel, nation Economist, Asian improvement financial institution, Sri Lanka Resident Mission
We at the moment are on the midpoint for attaining the Millennium improvement ambitions and the target of halving poverty by way of 2015. regardless of commendable efforts and lots more and plenty growth, as much as 750 million individuals are nonetheless residing in absolute poverty. to raise those humans out of poverty, macro-economic guidelines needs to be complemented by means of distinctive and native point poverty reduction.
This ebook appears to be like at twenty of the main cutting edge case reviews of poverty aid and Millennium improvement aim localization from fifteen international locations - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Paraguay, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam - protecting varied concerns starting from housing and tourism to socio-economic empowerment of ladies, medical health insurance and markets for farm animals produce.
Many of the instances all started as small scale interventions by means of NGOs, donors or executive pilots yet now they're being scaled as much as shape a part of nationwide coverage or replicated throughout their respective international locations. but why do a little paintings whereas others don't? What are the hindrances and the way can they be conquer? And what classes and ideas are there for replicating and scaling up poverty relief projects around the globe? This ebook tackles those questions and extra, and offers a wealth of data, proof and ideas for all practitioners and researchers operating to lessen poverty on the neighborhood point whereas aiming to accomplish a world impact.
Published with UNDP
Read or Download Poverty Reduction that Works: Experience of Scaling Up Development Success PDF
Similar Poverty books
London Labour and the London Poor (Penguin Classics)
Unflinching reviews of London’s terrible from a prolific and influential English writerLondon Labour and the London terrible originated in a chain of articles, later released in 4 volumes, written for the Morning Chronicle in 1849 and 1850 whilst journalist Henry Mayhew was once on the top of his occupation. Mayhew aimed just to document the realities of the bad from a compassionate and functional outlook.
Social Capital: Theory and Research (Sociology and Economics)
Best students within the box of social networks from assorted disciplines current the 1st systematic and complete choice of present theories and empirical examine at the casual connections that people have for aid, support, and knowledge from other folks. increasing on innovations initially formulated by means of Pierre Bourdieu and James Coleman, this seminal paintings will locate a vital position with educators and scholars within the fields of social networks, rational selection idea, associations, and the socioeconomics of poverty, exertions markets, social psychology, and race.
Inequality in the United States: A Reader
For classes in Inequality, Social Stratification, and Social difficulties. A thoughtful compilation of readings on inequality within the usa. the most aim of this article is to introduce scholars to the topic of social stratification because it has constructed in sociology. The relevant concentration is on family inequality within the usa with a few realization to the wider overseas context.
During this hard-hitting polemical Karnani demonstrates what's wrong with modern techniques to lowering poverty. He proposes an eclectic method of poverty relief that emphasizes the necessity for company, govt and civil society to companion jointly to create employment possibilities for the negative.
Additional resources for Poverty Reduction that Works: Experience of Scaling Up Development Success