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Other authors / contributors: | Rakodi, Carole.
Lloyd-Jones, Tony, 1947-
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ISBN: | 9781849773805 1849773807 9781136548468 1136548467 1280475684 9781280475689 9781853838606 1853838608 9781853838613 1853838616 1853838616 1853838608 9786610475681 6610475687 6000002467 9786000002466 1417542667 9781417542666
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Digital file characteristics: | data file
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
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Summary: | One of the most promising approaches to poverty reduction in developing countries is to encourage sustainable livelihoods for the poor. This takes account of their opportunities and assets and the sources of their vulnerability. Based on recent and extensive research this volume thoroughly assesses the value of the livelihoods approach to urban poverty. The book reviews the situation and strategies of the urban poor and identifies the policies and practical programmes that work best. Lasting improvements depend not just on economic development but on political commitment and structures that ar.
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Other form: | Print version: Urban livelihoods. London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2002
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