Moving Out of Poverty: Success from the Bottom Up Volume 2

by Soumya Kapoor, Lant Pritchett, Deepa Narayan

Book Overview

'No matter if I fall, I get up again. If I fall 5,000 times, I will stand up another 5,000 times.' -- William, a 37-year-old from El Gorri n, Colombia Why and how do some people move out of poverty--and stay out--while others remain trapped? Most books on growth and poverty reduction are dominated by the perspectives of policy makers and academic experts. In contrast, 'Moving Out of Poverty: Success from the Bottom Up' presents the experiences of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821372157
• ISBN13: 9780821372159
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"