In the Name of the Poor by Lars Engberg-Pedersen
Current development discourse on poverty reduction mainly emphasizes the respective roles of the state and the market. This work argues, via a series of original fieldwork investigations, for the importance of exploring and understanding the poor's own actions.
'This welcome book enables us to see the politics of poverty reduction from the perspective of the poor themselves, rather than through the sometimes distorted lenses of development agencies, political elites and national governments, thus enabling benevolent external support to be more effectively focused' Brian Smith, University of Exeter
Neil Webster is a senior research fellow at the Centre for Development Research and Co-ordinator for the programme Local Organizations and Rural Poverty Alleviation. He has undertaken research on rural development in India for more than 20 years. His publications include: Do the Poor Matter? A Comparative Study of European Aid for Poverty Reduction in India.
Lars Engberg-Pedersen is head of the International Department in the Danish Association of International Cooperation (MS). He has carried out fieldwork in Burkina Faso, Nicaragua, Indonesia and Karnataka, India. His publications include work on institutional change, rural development and natural resource management.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781856499590 |
| ISBN 10 | 1856499596 |
| Title | In the Name of the Poor |
| Author | Lars Engberg-Pedersen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2002-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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