Against the odds
Subtitle: politicians, institutions and the struggle against poverty
By: Marcus Andre Melo, Njuguna Ng'ethe and James Manor
Contributors: Ng'ethe, Njuguna; Manor, James
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780231702485; 9780231800013
Subjects: Politics and government; Poverty; Case studies; Government policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Yoweri Museveni in Uganda: constructing a state to tackle "backwardness" and poverty; title: Digvijay Singh in Madhya Pradesh, India: augmenting institutions to promote inclusion and the capacity of the poor; title: Fernando Henrique Cardoso in Brazil: reforming institutions to fortify social policy; title: Conclusion.