Reducing Global Poverty: The Case for Asset Accumulation

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In this pathbreaking book, Caroline Moser and a group of experts with research, policy, and on-the-ground experience provide a set of case studies of asset-building projects around the globe. Each study is brief, concise, and accessible and describes the success or failure of the effort. The authors use a cutting-edge research and policy framework that moves beyond quick snapshot solutions to the problem of poverty. They highlight the ways in which poor households and communities can move out of poverty through longer-term accumulation of capital assets.

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"This is an important book, providing valuable insights into asset based approaches. It is highly recommended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners concerned with poverty reduction and development. It will serve as an excellent introduction to these approaches for undergraduate and graduate development students." Armando Barrientos, Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, Journal of Development Studies

Author Bio

Caroline O. N. Moser is a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution and senior research associate at the Overseas Development Institute. She is the author of Gender Planning and Development (Tavistock, 1993) and coauthor (with Cathy McIlwaine) of Encounters with Violence in Latin America: Urban Poor Perceptions from Colombia and Guatemala (Routledge, 2004) and (with Fiona Clark) of Victims, Perpetrators, or Actors Gender, Armed Conflict and Political Violence (Zed, 2001).