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Confronting Crisis In Cisne Dos Guayaquil Ecuador

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Author : Caroline O. N. Moser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Confronting Crisis In Cisne Dos Guayaquil Ecuador written by Caroline O. N. Moser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with categories.

This case study presents the main findings from the community of Cisne Dos, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The study explored how poor households respond to changes in economic circumstances and labor market conditions, what strategies they adopt to limit the impact of shocks and generate additional resources, and what constraints impede their actions. Three features distinguish this study from other poverty studies: a micro-level approach combining households and communities as the main units of analysis, an unusually long period of observation for some communities and households, and a comparative framework offering fours cases with very different economic development levels and institutional contexts. The study concludes with some priority recommendations for action: 1) support households in their role as safety net; 2) alleviate constraints on women's labor supply; 3) ensure that social capital is not taken for granted; 4) develop social policy that integrates human capital and social capital; 5) pursue further research; and 6) develop tools and indicators to strengthen the assets of the poor.

Household Responses To Poverty And Vulnerability Confronting Crisis In Cisne Dos Guayaquil Ecuador

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Author : Caroline O. N. Moser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Household Responses To Poverty And Vulnerability Confronting Crisis In Cisne Dos Guayaquil Ecuador written by Caroline O. N. Moser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Informal sector (Economics) categories.

Confronting Crisis

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Author : Caroline O. N. Moser
language : en
Publisher: Washington, DC : World Bank
Release Date : 1996-01-01

Confronting Crisis written by Caroline O. N. Moser and has been published by Washington, DC : World Bank this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Social Science categories.

Understanding how the poor respond to economic crisis has become increasingly important, especially for governments and donors. This understanding can help ensure that interventions aimed at reducing poverty complement and strengthen people ' s own inventive solutions rather than substitute for or block them. This booklet summarizes the main findings of a comparative study of four poor urban communities in countries experiencing economic difficulties during the 1980s: 1) Chawama, in Lusaka, Zambia; 2) Cisne Dos, in Guayaquil, Ecuador; 3) Commonwealth, in Metro Manila, the Philippines; and 4) Angyalfold, in Budapest, Hungary. The study explored how poor households respond to changes in economic circumstances and labor market conditions. The poor always face harsh conditions, but economic stress and decline intensify adversity. The study looked at how poor households adjust to a deteriorating situation, what strategies they adopt to limit the impact of shocks and generate additional resources, and what constrai.

Household Responses To Poverty And Vulnerability

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Author : Caroline O. N. Moser
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 1998-03-31

Household Responses To Poverty And Vulnerability written by Caroline O. N. Moser and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-03-31 with Political Science categories.

This research paper describes the main results from the community of Angyalfold, in Budapest, Hungary. The research is concerned with the strategies adopted by the urban poor to reduce vulnerability and prevent impoverishment during periods of economic stress. This type of study assists policymakers in designing effective locally based solutions that ensure the poor are themselves active agents of growth, rather than passive recipients of compensatory measures. Three features distinguish this study from other poverty studies:a micro-level approach combining households and communities as the main units of analysis, an unusually long period of observation for some communities and households, and a comparative framework offering fours cases with very different economic development levels and institutional contexts. The study concludes with some priority recommendations for action:1) support households in their role as safety net; 2) alleviate constraints on women's labor supply; 3) ensure that social capital is not taken for granted; 4) develop social policy that integrates human capital and social capital; 5) pursue further research; and 6) develop tools and indicators to strengthen the assets of the poor.

Household Responses To Poverty And Vulnerability

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Author : Caroline Moser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Household Responses To Poverty And Vulnerability written by Caroline Moser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Business & Economics categories.

Abstract: This study explored how poor households respond to changes in economic circumstances and labor market conditions, i.e. how the impact has been felt on the ground." It looked at how poor households adjust to a deteriorating situation, what strategies they adopt to limit the impact of shocks and generate additional resources, and what constraints impede their actions. This case study presents the main findings from the community of Commonwealth in Metro Manila (Philippines); other volumes focus on Chawama, in Lusaka, Zambia; Cisne Dos, in Guayaquil, Ecuador; and Angyalfold, in Budapest, Hungary. The results show that the four communities cope in remarkably similar (and dissimilar) ways. Three features distinguish this study from other poverty studies: a micro-level approach combining households and communities as the main units of analysis, an unusually long period of observation for some communities and households, and a comparative framework offering four cases with very different economic levels and institutional contexts. The study used income measures, recognizing its multifaceted nature, as well as socio-psychological factors, incorporated in the concept of "vulnerability," the insecurity of the well-being of individuals, households, or communities in the face of a changing environment. Analyzing this concept involves identifying not only the threat, but also the "resilience" in exploiting opportunities and in resisting or recovering from the negative effects of the changing environment. As in the other research communities, the labor market was a major source of vulnerability in Commonwealth. Households responded to declining income by mobilizing the labor of additional household members. Access to both labor and human capital was central to households' capacity to endure economic change without irreversibly damaging their asset base. However resourceful and innovative individuals, households, and communities have been, these mechanisms have often been insufficient to offset the erosion of their asset base.

Confronting Crisis

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Author : Caroline O. N. Moser
language : en
Publisher: World Bank
Release Date : 1996

Confronting Crisis written by Caroline O. N. Moser and has been published by World Bank this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Social Science categories.

A spanish summary of "Confronting Crisis: A Comparative Study of Household Responses to Poverty and Vulnerability in Four Poor Urban Communities" (Environmentally Sustainable Development Studies and Monographs Series No. 8; ISBN 0-8213-3562-6; Stock No. 13562). The full study focuses on the role that asset ownership plays in poverty reduction. It presents case studies from four communities in four very different regions: Cisne Dos, in Guayaquil, Ecuador; Chawama, in Lusaka, Zambia; Commonwealth, in Metro Manila, the Philippines; and AngyafÃ¶ld, in Budapest, Hungary. Conclusions drawn from the studies highlight the importance of distinguishing between poverty and vulnerability. The report identifies the five main assets of the poor as labor, human capital, productive assets, household relations, and social capital. The more assets poor men and women have, the less vulnerable they are, but access to those assets is differentiated by gender. Women are particularly vulnerable to external forces, such as crime, as their economic situation worsens. However, the study also shows that women, because of their multiple responsibilities in the household and the community, play a critical role in transforming those assets into income, food, and other community-level basic services.

Urban Poverty In The Global South

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Author : Diana Mitlin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-12-12

Urban Poverty In The Global South written by Diana Mitlin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-12 with Business & Economics categories.

One in seven of the world’s population live in poverty in urban areas, and the vast majority of these live in the Global South – mostly in overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate water, sanitation, health care and schools provision. This book explains how and why the scale and depth of urban poverty is so frequently under-estimated by governments and international agencies worldwide. The authors also consider whether economic growth does in fact reduce poverty, exploring the paradox of successful economies that show little evidence of decreasing poverty. Many official figures on urban poverty, including those based on the US $1 per day poverty line, present a very misleading picture of urban poverty’s scale. These common errors in definition and measurement by governments and international agencies lead to poor understanding of urban poverty and inadequate policy provision. This is compounded by the lack of voice and influence that low income groups have in these official spheres. This book explores many different aspects of urban poverty including the associated health burden, inadequate food intake, inadequate incomes, assets and livelihood security, poor living and working conditions and the absence of any rule of law. Urban Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature fills the gap for a much needed systematic overview of the historical and contemporary state of urban poverty in the Global South. This comprehensive and detailed book is a unique resource for students and lecturers in development studies, urban development, development geography, social policy, urban planning and design, and poverty reduction.