Poverty: Malaise of Development features papers from a conference held at the University of Chester exploring how poverty undermines development strategies. This volume engages with three broad thematic areas, theoretical discourses and policy implications, vulnerability and poverty and...

Cover -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Notes on Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: The Right to Social Security and National Development -- 2 Social Security and Human Rights -- Part II: Issues for the Global Society of...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword to the Second Edition -- Foreword to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Summary -- 1 A Status Report -- 2 Impact of the PPA -- 3 Emerging Good Practice -- 4 Linking PPAs to Poverty Reduction...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Ghana - "Empty Pockets" -- Chapter 3: Malawi - Tangled Web -- Chapter 4: Nigeria - Illbeing and Insecurity -- Chapter 5: Bangladesh - Waves of Disaster -- Chapter 6: India - Gains and Stagnation in Bihar...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword, Prólogo, Avant-Propos -- Executive Summary, Résumen, Résumé Analytique -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 The Analytic Context for the Review -- Evolving Staff and Shareholder Values Led to Changes in Focus -- Social Development Is a Fuzzy...

Intro -- Contents -- Section 1: History and Need for MDGs -- Section 2: The Teacher as a Weapon against Poverty and Suffering- -- Section 3: Lesson Plans -- Bangladesh Case Study ( Hypothetical) -- Living on 1 a Day Budget -- World in a Classroom -- Section 3: Lesson Plans -- Ariam's Story --...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Why Is Agricultural Liberalization at the Center of the Doha Round? -- Why Is a Doha Agreement on Agricultural Liberalization Not Enough? -- Plan of the Book -- 2 The Problem: Rich Countries Supporting Rich Farmers --...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Summary -- Chapter 1 Sizing Up the Issues -- The Extent and Location of Global Poverty -- Poverty Location by Size Groups -- Table 1.1 -- Table 1.2 -- Least Developed, Heavily Indebted Poor, and sub-Saharan African Countries -- Table 1.3 --...

Intro -- Contents -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Microfinance Penetration -- Non-uniform Development of Microfinance Across Countries -- Microfinance is Too Small to Threaten the Mainstream -- 3. Is Microfinance Different to the Mainstream? -- Differences Related to...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: OVERVIEW -- Chapter 1 Poverty Assessment of Microfinance Institutions -- Intended users -- Manual layout -- Study parameters and choice of an indicator-based methodology -- Methodological steps -- Multiple dimensions of poverty and...