Understanding and Reducing Persistent Poverty in Africa - Tapa blanda

 
9780415463898: Understanding and Reducing Persistent Poverty in Africa
Tapa blanda
ISBN 10: 0415463890 ISBN 13: 9780415463898
Editorial: Routledge, 2007

Sinopsis

Prior work has shown that there is a significant amount of turnover amongst the African poor as households exit and enter poverty. Some of this mobility can be attributed to regular movement back and forth in response to exogenous variability in climate, prices, health, etc. ('churning'). Other crossings of the poverty line reflect permanent shifts in long-term well-being associated with gains or losses of productive assets or permanent changes in asset productivity due, for example, to adoption of improved technologies or access to new, higher-value markets. Distinguishing true structural mobility from simple churning is important because it clarifies the factors that facilitate such important structural change. Conversely, it also helps identify the constraints that may leave other households caught in a trap of persistent, structural poverty.


The papers in this book help to distinguish the types of poverty and to deepen understanding of the structural features and constraints that create poverty traps. Such an understanding allows communities, local governments and donors to take proactive, effective steps to combat persistent poverty in Africa.


This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Acerca del autor

Barrett, Christopher B.; Little, Peter; Carter, Michael

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2007
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0415463890
ISBN 13 
9780415463898
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
216
Editor
Barrett Christopher B., Little Peter, Carter Michael
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

Friedensallee 273
Hamburg
22763
Alemania

Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780415411387: Understanding and Reducing Persistent Poverty in Africa

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0415411386 ISBN 13:  9780415411387
Editorial: Routledge, 2007
Tapa dura