Economic and Business Development
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Experience of Poverty
This book turns the standard approach to the poor and poverty upside down by focusing not on the weakness of poor people but on their strengths. The author considers how poor people in three villages in West Bengal experience poverty in its many forms, and battle for both resources and respect. This...
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New World of Microenterprise Finance
This book argues that it is possible to create sustainable and viable financial institutions that give poor people greater access to financial services. Includes case studies of successful programmes from Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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Flexible Specialization
Poul Ove Pedersen, Arni Sverrisson, Meine Pieter van Dijk
Discusses how the concept of flexible specialization and innovation networks could facilitate the development of small and medium enterprises in developing countries. The book concludes that the potential for development through small and intermediate enterprises exists in many cases, despite severe...
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Women and Economic Policy
The Focus on Gender; series makes available in book form the contents of the Oxfam journal Gender and Development. Highlighting practice as well as theory, the thematic series makes the resource available to students, researchers, practitioners and policy makers interested in particular topics. This...
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Equity and Efficiency in Economic Development
Eminent development economists tackle the question of how to design, construct and administer an economic system that will function efficiently and assure improved living standards, while respecting individual freedoms and social justice.
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Small Enterprises and Changing Policies
Discusses the idea and practice of small enterprise development in Africa in a changing policy environment. Covers topics such as the impact of adjustment on small enterprise; financial policy reforms and assistance; and how to sustain government and NGO assistance.
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Qualitative Enquiry for Rural Development
This book is written for individuals engaged in formulating and implementing policies, plans, programmes and projects affecting rural areas of poor countries. Recognition of the contribution that qualitative enquiry can make has increased significantly, but a succinct and non-technical introduction...
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The State of World Rural Poverty
Idriss Jazairy, Mohiuddin Alamgir, Theresa Panuccio
A comprehensive study of world rural poverty, with unique rural poverty indexes for 114 developing countries, as well as an invaluable policy guide to issues involving development and poverty.
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Gender, Small-scale Industry and Development Policy
Links the gender perspective on small-scale industry which explicitly concentrates on social groups, with economic questions of higher employment and wider distribution of production.
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Their Own Idea
Written for those whose job it is to assist people to start their own businesses, or who are considering the merits of group as opposed to individual enterprise, this book looks at 13 case studies which all contain important lessons.