Urban Livelihoods: A People-centred Approach to Reducing PovertyEarthscan, 2002 - 306 pages One of the most promising approaches to poverty reduction in developing countries is to encourage sustainable livelihoods for the poor. This takes account of their opportunities and assets and the sources of their vulnerability. Based on recent and extensive research, this volume thoroughly assesses the value of the livelihoods approach to urban poverty. The book reviews the situation and strategies of the urban poor and identifies the policies and practical programmes that work best. Lasting improvements depend not just on economic development, but on political commitment and structures that are responsive to the claims and needs of different groups of poor people. |
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... actions 48 4.1 The rural - urban continuum 68 6.1 Labour capital relationship to urban economic growth 100 6.2 Human capital relationship to urban economic growth 6.3 Social capital relationship to urban economic growth 6.4 Productive ...
... actions 48 4.1 The rural - urban continuum 68 6.1 Labour capital relationship to urban economic growth 100 6.2 Human capital relationship to urban economic growth 6.3 Social capital relationship to urban economic growth 6.4 Productive ...
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... action Global competitiveness and household strategies : the garments industry in Dhaka , Bangladesh 79 81 7.1 Financial services for the poor : SafeSave in Dhaka 117 7.2 Said Ahmed Elmi , shoemaker : cycles of employment and self ...
... action Global competitiveness and household strategies : the garments industry in Dhaka , Bangladesh 79 81 7.1 Financial services for the poor : SafeSave in Dhaka 117 7.2 Said Ahmed Elmi , shoemaker : cycles of employment and self ...
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