The Poorest and Hungry: Assessment, Analyses, and Actions - Softcover

Von Braun, Joachim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0896296601 ISBN 13: 9780896296602

Publisher: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2009

Synopsis

Have the lives of the world's poorest, neediest people improved over the past few decades? What policies have lifted some people out of the worst forms of poverty, and what conditions keep others mired within it? The Poorest and Hungry: Assessment, Analyses, and Actions answers such questions, bringing together studies of both what causes and what reduces severe poverty from a diverse group of development specialists. The book focuses on the poorest and hungry in society and identifies areas for action. Stable economic growth; targeted social programs and insurance that invest in and protect nutrition, health, and education; and political and social inclusion of previously marginalized groups emerge as the essential requirements for poverty reduction, and this book's contributors identify strategies for promoting all three. The Poorest and Hungry is an important resource for policymakers, development specialists, and others concerned with helping the world's poorest people.

About this edition

• Publisher: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0896296601
• ISBN 13: 9780896296602
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 600
• Editor: Vargas Hill Ruth, Pandya-Lorch Rajul