Participatory approaches to attacking extreme poverty
Subtitle: case studies led by the International Movement ATD Fourth World
By: edited by Xavier Godinot and Quentin Wodon
Contributors: Godinot, Xavier, 1951-; Wodon, Quentin; International Movement ATD Fourth World
Series: World Bank working paper -- no. 77
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
Subjects: Economic development projects -- International cooperation
Description: "Participatory Approaches to Attacking Extreme Poverty is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion." "Relying on contributions from the International Movement ATD Fourth World, this book deals with questions such as: What does it mean to live in poverty, and especially in extreme poverty? How can very poor people be reached through development projects? How can we assess whether projects succeed in changing the lives of the poorest individuals? In answering these questions, the emphasis is on exploring what type of knowledge is needed to fight extreme poverty. A key argument is that apart from academic knowledge, a concerted effort is needed to listen to the knowledge of poor people themselves, as well as to the knowledge of practitioners who are engaged with them on a daily basis to fight poverty. After the introductory chapter, the text of a speech by Joseph Wresinski (founder of the International Movement ATD Fourth World) at a congress of social scientists held at UNESCO, is reproduced. The next contribution is based on comments by the International Movement ATD Fourth World on the World Bank's World Development Report 2004 Making Services Work for Poor People. Thereafter, case studies are provided on participatory approaches to attacking extreme poverty in both developing countries (Madagascar and Tanzania, as well as Bolivia, Guatemala, and Peru) and developed countries (the United States and Belgium). Book jacket."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references
Table of contents: title: Charles Courtney, Xavier Godinot, and Qunetin Wodon; title: Charles Courtney, Xavier Godinot, and Qunetin Wodon -- Joseph Wresinski; title: Charles Courtney, Xavier Godinot, and Qunetin Wodon -- Joseph Wresinski -- Xavier Godinot; title: Charles Courtney, Xavier Godinot, and Qunetin Wodon -- Joseph Wresinski -- Xavier Godinot -- Chantal Laureau, Caroline Blanchard, and Xavier Godinot; title: Charles Courtney, Xavier Godinot, and Qunetin Wodon -- Joseph Wresinski -- Xavier Godinot -- Chantal Laureau, Caroline Blanchard, and Xavier Godinot -- Niek Tweehuysen and Andrew Hayes; title: Charles Courtney, Xavier Godinot, and Qunetin Wodon -- Joseph Wresinski -- Xavier Godinot -- Chantal Laureau, Caroline Blanchard, and Xavier Godinot -- Niek Tweehuysen and Andrew Hayes -- International Movement ATD Fourth World (Bolivia, Guatemala, and Peru Teams); title: Charles Courtney, Xavier Godinot, and Qunetin Wodon -- Joseph Wresinski -- Xavier Godinot -- Chantal Laureau, Caroline Blanchard, and Xavier Godinot -- Niek Tweehuysen and Andrew Hayes -- International Movement ATD Fourth World (Bolivia, Guatemala, and Peru Teams) -- Carl Egner; title: Charles Courtney, Xavier Godinot, and Qunetin Wodon-- Joseph Wresinski-- Xavier Godinot-- Chantal Laureau, Caroline Blanchard, and Xavier Godinot-- Niek Tweehuysen and Andrew Hayes-- International Movement ATD Fourth World (Bolivia, Guatemala, and Peru Teams)-- Carl Egner-- Johan Bellens, Régis De Muylder, Béatrice Meurant, Henk Van Hootegem, and Frank Vereecken