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Why has poverty increased in Zimbabwe?

Why has poverty increased in Zimbabwe?


Bradford F. Mills, Jeffrey R. Alwang, Nelson Taruvinga, World Bank



Why has poverty increased in Zimbabwe?...
Poverty Reduction and Beyond: Development Strategies for Low-Income Countries (Ide-Jetro Series)

Poverty Reduction and Beyond: Development Strategies for Low-Income Countries (Ide-Jetro Series)


Shahid Yusuf, Takashi Shiraishi, Tatsufumi Yamagata



About the Author TAKASHI SHIRAISHI currently serves as President of IDE-JETRO, and Professor and Vice-President at Nation...
Critical Theory and Frankfurt Theorists: Lectures, Correspondence, Conversations

Critical Theory and Frankfurt Theorists: Lectures, Correspondence, Conversations


Leo Löwenthal



Language Notes Text: English, German (translation) About the Author Leo Löwenthal (1900-1993) was a sociologi...
Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day

Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day


Jonathan Morduch, Daryl Collins, Orlanda Ruthven, Stuart Rutherford



From Publishers Weekly Veterans in economics and microfinance scrutinize the finances of the poor in India, Bangladesh an...
Child Poverty and Inequality: Securing a Better Future for America's Children

Child Poverty and Inequality: Securing a Better Future for America's Children


Duncan Lindsey



Review "This is a thoughtful and thought-provoking discussion of social policies that widen the gap between rich and poor...
Accommodating Poverty: The Housing and Living Arrangements of the English Poor, c. 1600-1850

Accommodating Poverty: The Housing and Living Arrangements of the English Poor, c. 1600-1850


Pamela Sharpe, Joanne Mcewan



Review 'This book is refreshing and progressive in its prioritisation of the human experience of poverty and the way in w...
Traveling Light: On the Road with America's Poor

Traveling Light: On the Road with America's Poor


Kath Weston



From Publishers Weekly In this accessible gem of a narrative, Weston makes a special contribution to the conversation (an...
The Globalization of Poverty and the New World Order 2nd Edition

The Globalization of Poverty and the New World Order 2nd Edition


Michel Chossudovsky



Review "A leading intellectual of the antiwar movement. He works his tail off documenting the material he presents and is...
Globalisation, Poverty and Inequality (Development Centre Seminars)

Globalisation, Poverty and Inequality (Development Centre Seminars)




Globalisation, Poverty and Inequality (Development Centre Seminars)...
Small Differences That Matter: Labor Markets and Income Maintenance in Canada and the United States (National Bureau of Economic Research--Comparative Labor Markets Series)

Small Differences That Matter: Labor Markets and Income Maintenance in Canada and the United States (National Bureau of Economic Research--Comparative Labor Markets Series)


David Card, Richard B. Freeman



About the Author David Card is professor of economics at Princeton University. Richard B. Freeman is professor of economi...
Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics-Europe 2003: Toward Pro-Poor Policies--Aid, Institutions, and Globalization (Annual World Bank Conference ... Bank Conference on Development Economics)

Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics-Europe 2003: Toward Pro-Poor Policies--Aid, Institutions, and Globalization (Annual World Bank Conference ... Bank Conference on Development Economics)


Bertil Tungodden



About the Author Nicholas Stern is Chief Economist and Special Counsellor to the President, European Bank for Reconstruct...
European Development Cooperation and the Poor

European Development Cooperation and the Poor


Aidan Cox, John Healey, Paul Hoebink, Timo Voipio



About the Author AIDAN COX has served as a Specialised Adviser to the International Development Committee of the House of...
Social Exclusion and Mobility in Brazil (Directions in Development) (Directions in Development)

Social Exclusion and Mobility in Brazil (Directions in Development) (Directions in Development)




Social Exclusion and Mobility in Brazil (Directions in Development) (Directions in Development)...
Africa's Future, Africa's Challenge: Early Childhood Care and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (Directions in Development)

Africa's Future, Africa's Challenge: Early Childhood Care and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (Directions in Development)


Marito Garcia



Africa's Future, Africa's Challenge: Early Childhood Care and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (Directions in Development)...
World Bank Group Guarantee Instruments-1990-2007: An Independent Evaluation (Independent Evaluation Group Studies)

World Bank Group Guarantee Instruments-1990-2007: An Independent Evaluation (Independent Evaluation Group Studies)


World Bank



World Bank Group Guarantee Instruments-1990-2007: An Independent Evaluation (Independent Evaluation Group Studies)...
Speaking Out: Case Studies on How Poor People Influence Decision-Making

Speaking Out: Case Studies on How Poor People Influence Decision-Making


Jo Rowlands, Nikki Van Der Gaag



About the Author Jo Rowlands is a Gender Policy Adviser for Oxfam GB. Nikki van der Gaag is a freelance writer specializi...
Finance Against Poverty Volume 2

Finance Against Poverty Volume 2


David Hulme, Hulme David, Paul Mosley



Finance Against Poverty Volume 2...
Mainstreaming Informal Employment and Gender in Poverty Reduction: A Handbook for Policy-Makers and Other Stakeholders (New Gender Mainstreaming in Development Series)

Mainstreaming Informal Employment and Gender in Poverty Reduction: A Handbook for Policy-Makers and Other Stakeholders (New Gender Mainstreaming in Development Series)


Joann Vanek, Marilyn Carr, Martha Alter Chen



About the Author Marilyn Carr is an international consultant on gender, technology, rural enterprise and poverty reductio...
Population Matters: Demographic Change, Economic Growth, and Poverty in the Developing World

Population Matters: Demographic Change, Economic Growth, and Poverty in the Developing World


Nancy Birdsall, Allen C. Kelley, Steven Sinding



Review `Provides a very valuable discussion, with detailed references, of the knotty methodological issues inherent in th...
Young Homeless People

Young Homeless People


Suzanne Fitzpatrick



Review '...an original contribution to our knowledge of the various ways in which young people experience homelessness......
An Economic History of the English Poor Law, 1750-1850

An Economic History of the English Poor Law, 1750-1850


George R. Boyer



Book Description The late eighteenth century saw a significant increase in relief generosity for able-bodied paupers unde...
Language and Poverty (Multilingual Matters)

Language and Poverty (Multilingual Matters)




Review This is a fascinating volume. As far as I know, it is the first comprehensive collection on this important subject...
Globalization and Poverty: Channels and Policy Responces (Routledge Warwick Studies in Globalisation)

Globalization and Poverty: Channels and Policy Responces (Routledge Warwick Studies in Globalisation)


Maurizio Bussolo, Jeffery I. Round



About the Author University of Warwick, UK World Bank, USA. ...
Report on the World Social Situation 2007: The Employment Imperative

Report on the World Social Situation 2007: The Employment Imperative


United Nations



Report on the World Social Situation 2007: The Employment Imperative...
The Weight of the World: Social Suffering in Contemporary Society

The Weight of the World: Social Suffering in Contemporary Society


Pierre Bourdieu



Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: French --This text refers to the edition. From t...
Who Gains From Free Trade: Export-Led Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America (Routledge Studies in Development Economics)

Who Gains From Free Trade: Export-Led Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America (Routledge Studies in Development Economics)


Vosganuza



Who Gains From Free Trade: Export-Led Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America (Routledge Studies in Development Economics)...
World Congress on Communication for Development: Lessons, Challenges and the Way Forward (Development in Practice)

World Congress on Communication for Development: Lessons, Challenges and the Way Forward (Development in Practice)


Fao, The Communication Initiative, World Bank



World Congress on Communication for Development: Lessons, Challenges and the Way Forward (Development in Practice)...
Mexico: Why a Few Are Rich and the People Poor

Mexico: Why a Few Are Rich and the People Poor


Ramon Ruiz



Review "Impassioned and stimulating."--Survival From the Inside Flap "Professor Ramón Eduardo Ruiz has dedic...
Efficiency in Reaching the Millennium Development Goals (World Bank Working Papers)

Efficiency in Reaching the Millennium Development Goals (World Bank Working Papers)


Quentin Wodon



About the Author Ruwan Jayasuriya is a Consultant for the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Department of the Afr...
Communication-based Assessment for Bank Operations (World Bank Working Papers)

Communication-based Assessment for Bank Operations (World Bank Working Papers)


Karla Chaman, Paul Mitchell



Communication-based Assessment for Bank Operations (World Bank Working Papers)...