1st Edition
Reducing Global Poverty
By Barry B. Hughes, Mohammod T. Irfan, Haider Khan, Krishna B. Kumar, Dale S. Rothman, Jose Roberto Solorzano
Copyright 2009
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is the first volume in an ambitious new series-"Patterns of Potential Human Progress"-inspired by the UN Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) and other initiatives to improve the global condition. The first and most fundamental of these goals-reducing poverty worldwide-is the focus of this book. Using the large-scale computer program called International Futures (IFs) developed over three... Read more
1: Introduction; 2: Concepts and Measurement; 3: Drivers and Strategies for Poverty Reduction; 4: Tools for Exploring the Future of Global Poverty; 5: The IFs Base Case: A Foundation for Analysis; 6: The Future of Poverty: Framing Uncertainty; 7: Changing the Future of Poverty: Human Leverage; 8: The Multiple Faces of Poverty and Its Future; 9: Poverty in a Broader Context; 10: The Future of Global Poverty and Human Development
Biography
Haider Khan, Barry B. Hughes, Mohammod T. Irfan, Krishna B. Kumar, Dale S. Rothman, Jose Roberto Solorzano
Although this work has a global perspective, it is exceedingly well organized and pays meticulous attention to explaining concepts to reach a general audience. Visual learning is enhanced by self-explanatory graphs, tables, boxes, figures, and maps. Another exceptional feature is the book’s comprehensive, in-depth explanations conveyed in an easy-to-read, interactive style. This volume is an essential reference for academic collections. Essential.”
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