| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 400 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
World Bank e-Library.
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| Contents |
Overview and lessons learned -- India's milk revolution: invensting in rural producer organizations -- Collective action by women workers: the Self-Employed Women's Association, India -- Empowerment through self-help groups: Andhra Pradesh shows the way in India -- Scaling up rural support programmes in Pakistan -- Afghanistan: integrating community-driven development with governance reform -- Microfinance in Bangladesh: growth, achievements, lessons -- Computerizing land records for farmer access: the Bhoomi initiative in Karnataka, India -- E-choupals and rural transformation: web-based tools for Indian farmers -- A school for every village: the education guarantee scheme in Madhya Pradesh, India -- Expanding access to education in Bangladesh -- Addressing urban infrastructure needs of the poor: public-private partnerships in Tamil Nadu, India -- Citizen report cards in Bangalore, India: a case study in accountability -- Commentary: a framework for scaling up poverty reduction |
| Summary |
DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE IMPOSED FROM THE OUTSIDE. IT HAS TO HAPPEN FROM WITHIN. This groundbreaking book from South Asia shows how homegrown experiments can be scaled up to transform the lives of millions of poor women and men in the developing world. Here are stories of development ideas that work?and of the visionary individuals who were determined to see them succeed. These achievements have taken place against all odds, in countries struggling with widespread corruption, weak governance, minimal infrastructure, deep-rooted social divisions, and poorly functioning judicial systems. South Asia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Community development -- South Asia
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Poverty -- South Asia
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development.
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Community development
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Economic history
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Poverty
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Armoede.
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Comunidades (planejamento) -- Ásia.
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Desenvolvimento da comunidade -- Ásia.
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Pobreza -- Ásia.
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Lutte contre la pauvreté
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Pauvreté
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Condition économique.
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Fattigdom -- Sydasien.
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| SUBJECT |
South Asia -- Economic conditions
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| Subject |
South Asia
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Zuid-Azië.
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Ásia (CondiÇÕes EconÔmicas)
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Asie méridionale.
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Sydasien -- ekonomiska förhållanden.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Narayan-Parker, Deepa.
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Glinskaya, Elena E.
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| LC no. |
2006042134 |
| ISBN |
9780821368770 |
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082136877X |
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9780821368763 |
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0821368761 |
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1280725656 |
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9781280725654 |
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9786610725656 |
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6610725659 |
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