This World Bank study of poverty in India is different from others, according to project director Narayan, in that the focus is on realities from the bottom up; the dynamics of social, political, and
“There is no peace with hunger. Only promises and promises and no fulfillment. If there is no job, there is no peace. If there is nothing to cook in the pot,there is no peace.”- Oscar, a 57-year-old m
This book brings together the latest thinking about poverty dynamics from diverse analytic traditions. While covering a vast body of conceptual and empirical knowledge about economic and social mobili
India has experienced accelerating growth in the last decade, yet why do millions of people remain mired in poverty? This book brings together the voices of the poor from villages in the Indi
This book brings together the latest thinking about poverty dynamics from diverse analytic traditions. While covering a vast body of conceptual and empirical knowledge about economic and social mobili
'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 Gorrion, ColombiaWhy and how do some people move out of poverty—and
This text is the fourth and final volume reporting on the World Bank's Moving Out of Poverty study, which was based on quantitative and qualitative data about poor people's economic mobility in 500 co
“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 Gorrion, ColombiaWhy and how do some people move out of poverty—and s
