Sustainable Livelihoods: Building on the Wealth of the Poor / Edition 1

by Naresh Singh, Kristin Helmore

Overview

* Takes a holistic, grassroots approach to poverty eradication
* Draws on experience in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Ethiopia
* Written in an accessible, journalistic style

This book positions the priorities of the poor at the front of development planning and action, instead of on the back burner of world issues. Through the Participatory Assessment and Planning for Sustainable Livelihoods, or PAPSL, the authors empower the poor to analyze their own circumstances, identify their own priorities, and launch development initiatives.

The authors outline three key elements which the poor must have access to if their homegrown development plans are to come to fruition: science and technology, investments and financial services, and sound governance and policies. Put simply, Sustainable Livelihoods is an informal, yet invaluable handbook for development professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565491328
Publisher:	Kumarian Press, Inc.
Publication date:	09/28/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS; Adaptive Strategies / Activities, Assets and Entitlements / Sustainability / Sustainable Livelihoods and Gender / Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods; PARTICIPATION AND EMPOWERMENT; Training for Facilitators / Training for Villagers / Participatory Research / Women are Central to Development / Case Study / Tips and Lessons Learned; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Sustainable Technologies / Metholology / Case Studies / Sharing Information / Tips and lessons Learned; INVESTMENTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES; Building the Building Blocks / The Complex Issue of Credit for Women / Survival Strategies / Case Study—REST's Financial Services and Resilience / Case Study—Financial Strategies in Malawi's Sustainable Livelihoods Program / Tips and Lessons Learned; GOVERNANCE AND POLICY; Governments Need Reform / Society as an Ecosystem / The Need for Responsiveness / Capacity Development for Good Governance / Building Social Capital, Strengthening Civil Society / The Dangers of Marginalization / Nuts and Bolts of Good Governance / Case Study / Tips and Lessons Learned; EPILOGUE / APPENDIX: SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AT-A-GLANCE / RESOURCES

What People are Saying About This

Margaret Snyder

Packed with practical approaches to empowering people in their own communities. The reader may agree or disagree with its positions, but will be challenged to think seriously about key development issues.--Margaret Snyder Founding Director, UNIFEM

Editorial Reviews

"Helmore and Singh have created what should be considered a primer for eradicating poverty and enhancing sustainable development."

"A useful book that should be read by all those with an interest in development generally, and poverty eradication in particular."

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