Poverty reduction that works
Subtitle: experience of scaling up development success
By: edited by Paul Steele, Neil Fernando and Maneka Weddikkara.
Contributors: Steele, Paul.; Fernando, Neil.; Weddikkara, Maneka.
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; Sterling, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9781844076017; 9781844076024
Subjects: Poverty -- Developing countries; Economic assistance -- Developing countries
Description: "This book looks at twenty of the most innovative case studies of poverty reduction and Millennium Development Goal localization from fifteen countries. Many of the cases started as small scale interventions by NGOs, donors or government pilots but now they are being scaled up to form part of national policy or replicated across their respective countries. Yet why do some work while others do not? What are the stumbling blocks and how can they be overcome? And what lessons and principles are there for replicating and scaling up poverty reduction initiatives worldwide? This book tackles these questions and more, and presents a wealth of knowledge, evidence and ideas for all practitioners and researchers working to reduce poverty at the local level while aiming to achieve a global impact."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.