Conflict and political instability have weakened Guinea-Bissau's productive infrastructure considerably during the past three decades. This situation ...more on ebook "Conflict, Livelihoods, and Poverty ..."

"Decentralization as a Means of Satisfying Basic Needs: An Economic Guide for Policymakers" by J. Michael McGuire The challenge addressed in this book is ...more on ebook "Decentralization for Satisfying Bas..."

African Families in the Twenty-First Century explores the idea that the family is the basic unit of society and an enduring multifunctional institution ...more on ebook "African Families in the Twenty-Firs..."

Attacking Extreme Poverty: Learning from the Experience of the International Movement ATD Fourth World ...more on ebook "Attacking Extreme Poverty: Learning..."

"""To take birth as a poor man itself is a big punishment. We are facing many difficulties and there is none to support us. We cannot die also. ?? Our condition ...more on ebook "Moving Out of Poverty Volume 3: The..."

"""No matter if I fall, I get up again. If I fall five thousand times, I will stand up some other five times."" William, a 37 years old from El Gorrion, ...more on ebook "Moving Out of Poverty (Volume 2):Su..."

For Protection and Promotion: The Design and Implementation of Effective Safety Nets ...more on ebook "For Protection and Promotion: The D..."

Poverty and the Environment: Understanding Linkages at the Household Level ...more on ebook "Poverty and the Environment: Unders..."

Haiti is a resilient society whose rural communities in particular have developed coping mechanisms in response to a long history of underdevelopment and ...more on ebook "Social Resilience and State Fragili..."

EVERY DAY in Africa, approximately 7,000 men, women, and children are erased from the face of this planet by the devastating AIDS virus that -- even after more ...more on ebook "No Place Left to Bury the Dead: Den..."

Development cannot be imposed from the outside. It has to happen from withing. This groundbreaking book from South Asia shows how homegrown experiments can be ...more on ebook "Ending Poverty in South Asia: Ideas..."

"Decentralization as a Means of Satisfying Basic Needs: An Economic Guide for Policymakers" by J. Michael McGuire The challenge addressed in this book is ...more on ebook "Descentralización para Satisfacer ..."

Why do people volunteer, and what motivates them to stick with it? How do local organizations create community? How does voluntary participation foster moral ...more on ebook "Voluntarism, Community Life, and th..."