Household responses to poverty and vulnerability. Vol. 1, confronting crisis in Cisne Dos, Guayaquil, Ecuador
By: Caroline Moser
Contributors: World Bank
Publisher: The World Bank
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780821338476
Subjects: Environmental Economics and Policies; Ecology; Communities & Human Settlements; Access to Finance; Population Policies; Poverty Reduction; Nutrition and Population Health; Finance and Financial Sector Development; Rural development; Housing and Human Habitats; Rural Poverty Reduction
Other titles: World Bank e-Library.
Description: This case study presents the main findings from the community of Cisne Dos, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The study explored how poor households respond to changes in economic circumstances and labor market conditions, what strategies they adopt to limit the impact of shocks and generate additional resources, and what constraints impede their actions. Three features distinguish this study from other poverty studies:a micro-level approach combining households and communities as the main units of analysis, an unusually long period of observation for some communities and households, and a comparative framework offering fours cases with very different economic development levels and institutional contexts. The study concludes with some priority recommendations for action:1) support households in their role as safety net; 2) alleviate constraints on women's labor supply; 3) ensure that social capital is not taken for granted; 4) develop social policy that integrates human capital and social capital; 5) pursue further research; and 6) develop tools and indicators to strengthen the assets of the poor.
Notes: Description based on print version record.