ISBN:
0821338471
,
9780821338476
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (160 p.))
Edition:
Online-Ausg. World Bank E-Library Archive
Keywords:
Access to Finance
;
Communities & Human Settlements
;
Environment
;
Environmental Economics and Policies
;
Finance and Financial Sector Development
;
Health, Nutrition and Population
;
Housing and Human Habitats
;
Population Policies
;
Poverty Reduction
;
Rural Development
;
Rural Poverty Reduction
;
Access to Finance
;
Communities & Human Settlements
;
Environment
;
Environmental Economics and Policies
;
Finance and Financial Sector Development
;
Health, Nutrition and Population
;
Housing and Human Habitats
;
Population Policies
;
Poverty Reduction
;
Rural Development
;
Rural Poverty Reduction
Abstract:
This case study presents the main findings from the community of Cisne Dos, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The study explored how poor households respond to changes in economic circumstances and labor market conditions, what strategies they adopt to limit the impact of shocks and generate additional resources, and what constraints impede their actions. Three features distinguish this study from other poverty studies:a micro-level approach combining households and communities as the main units of analysis, an unusually long period of observation for some communities and households, and a comparative framework offering fours cases with very different economic development levels and institutional contexts. The study concludes with some priority recommendations for action:1) support households in their role as safety net; 2) alleviate constraints on women's labor supply; 3) ensure that social capital is not taken for granted; 4) develop social policy that integrates human capital and social capital; 5) pursue further research; and 6) develop tools and indicators to strengthen the assets of the poor
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