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Breaking the poverty cycle : the human basis for sustainable development /

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Pick and Sirkin show how IMIFAP, a Mexican NGO, has employed a development strategy to encourage the establishment of a participatory, healthy and educated citizenry.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pick de Weiss, Susan
Other Authors: Sirkin, Jenna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Sustainable development.
Poverty.
Poverty
Développement durable.
Pauvreté.
sustainable development.
poverty.
Sustainable development
Economic History.
Business & Economics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Section I : Setting the scene. Socio-cultural norms as impediments to individual and social change : the case of Mexico
  • Testimonies
  • The framework for enabling empowerment
  • Section II : Sustainable human development. Development as enhancing capabilities
  • The elements of FrEE : enhancing opportunities and reducing barriers to development by addressing situational demands
  • Behavior as choice
  • Context
  • Section III: Development strategies. Strategy for program development and implementation
  • Conclusion