August 1999 - Whatever their nature, interventions to reduce poverty should be designed not only to have an immediate impact on poverty, but also to foster a rich network of cross-cutting ties within society and between society's formal and informal institutions. Using the lens of social capital...

Esta obra reune perspectivas multidisciplinarias en torno a la movilidad de los pobres, un enfoque dinamico que se espera sera un aporte a la comprension del lector acerca del como y el por que la gente entra y sale de la pobreza. Los capitulos se basan en los microdatos longitudinales mas...

The chapters in this volume explore the challenges and opportunities raised by this concept for researchers, practitioners and teachers. Social Capital and Economic Development is based upon a consistent, policy-based vision of how social capital affects well-being in developing countries.

Deepa Narayan presents how we should look at health ‘through the eyes of the poor’. She argues that the body is sometimes poor people's only asset and is a major source of insecurity. New partnerships between public authorities, private sector and community groups must be formed to provide...