Participatory approaches to attacking extreme poverty : : cases studies led by the International Movement ATD Fourth World / / edited by Xavier Godinot and Quentin Wodon

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2006
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 115 pages ; ; 26 cm
• Disciplina: 338.91
• Soggetto topico: Poverty; Political planning
• Altri autori: WodonQuentin GodinotXavier
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Abstract; Acknowledgments; 1. Participatory Approaches to Attacking Extreme Poverty: An Overview; Overview of the Contributions in This Volume; Seminar at the World Bank to Discuss the Issue of Extreme Poverty; LIST OF BOXES; 1.1 A Delegation of Families in Poverty is Received at the World Bank; Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?; PART I: Three Types of Knowledge on Poverty; 2. A Knowledge That Leads to Action; 3. Making Services Work for Very Poor People: Comments on the World Development Report 2004; PART II: Experiences from Developing Countries ; 4. Making Health Services Work for Poor People: Ten Years of Work in Tananarive, Madagascar4.1 Infant and Child Mortality in Madagascar; 4.2 Dialog Between the Very Poor and Health Services; 4.3 A Nurse's Experience; 4.4 Leaving Fear Behind:The Account in 2004 of the Path Traveled by One Mother; 4.5 A Mother's Account, End of 2004; 5. Taking the Time to Learn from the Poor in Tanzania; 5.1 Paul; 5.2 Andrew; 5.3 Saidi; 5.4 Hamis; 6. Enabling Children to Learn in Latin America; 6.1 One Day in a Street Library in El Bosque; 6.2 Gerson; 6.3 Tapori Activities in Lourdes' and Gema's Schools ; 6.4 Juanita (By a Member of the ATD Fourth World Bolivian Team)PART III: Experiences from Developed Countries; 7. The Story of the "Unleashing Hidden Potential" Seminar in the United States; 8. Another Approach to Poverty Indicators in Belgium
• Sommario/riassunto: 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,
• Titolo autorizzato: Participatory approaches to attacking extreme poverty
• ISBN: 1-280-45454-7; 9786610454549; 0-8213-6626-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819947303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.