The last mile in ending extreme poverty [electronic resource] / Laurence Chandy, Hiroshi Kato, and Homi Kharas, editors.

Edition:

1st edition.

Publication:

Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press, 2015.

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (vii, 415 pages.)

Subjects:

Poverty.
Economic policy.
Economic development -- Social aspects.
Risk management.

Contents:

Introduction / Laurence Chandy, Hiroshi Kato, and Homi Kharas
Peace: breaking the cycle of conflict
No development without peace : laying the political and security foundations / Bruce Jones
Bridging state and local communities in fragile states : subnational institutions as a strategic focus to restore state legitimacy / Ryutaro Murotani and Yoichi Mine
Peace building and state building in fragile states : external support that works / Alastair McKechnie and Marcus Manuel
A thousand paths to poverty reduction / Gary Milante
Jobs : supporting inclusive growth
Agriculture's role in ending extreme poverty / John W. McArthur
Structural change and Africa's poverty puzzle / John Page
Public goods for private jobs : lessons from postconflict small island states / Shane Evans and Michael Carnahan
Transforming economies for jobs and inclusive growth : strategies for Sub-Saharan countries / Akio Hosono
Resilience : managing shocks and risks
Social policy and the elimination of extreme poverty / Raj Desai
The two fragilities : vulnerability to conflict, environmental stress, and their interactions as challenges to ending poverty / Stephen C. Smith
Toward community resilience : the role of social capital after disasters / Go Shimada
Contributors
Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.

Contributor:

Chandy, Laurence, editor.
Katō, Hiroshi, 1926- editor.
Kharas, Homi J., 1954- editor.
JSTOR (Online Service)

ISBN:

9780815726340 (electronic bk.)
0815726341 (electronic bk.)
9780815726333
0815726333

Publisher Number:

99978837820

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.

Online:

Connect to full text
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/2305557

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