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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960010203321

Titolo

Adaptation, Poverty and Development : The Dynamics of Subjective Well-Being / / edited by D. Clark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012

ISBN

9786613615084

9781280585258

1280585250

9781137002778

1137002778

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Rethinking International Development series, , 2946-224X

Altri autori (Persone)

ClarkD. A (David Alexander)

Disciplina

339.46091724

Soggetti

Political planning

Political sociology

Economic development

Public Policy

Political Sociology

Development Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Adaptation and development : concepts and issues -- pt. 2. Adaptation and development : three case studies -- pt. 3. Adaptation and development : specific issues.

Sommario/riassunto

The first book to examine in detail the ways in which people adapt their understanding and behaviours towards poverty as a direct result to their experiences of poverty in developing countries, including world-leading academics and case studies from China, India, Ethiopia and South Africa.