Reducing Poverty on a Global Scale: Learning and Innovating for Development—Findings from the Shanghai Global Learning Initative

Moreno-Dodson, Blanca

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: ABSOLUTE POVERTY;    ACCESS TO MARKETS;    AGRARIAN REFORM;    AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES;    AGRICULTURE;   

DOI  :  10.1596/978-0-8213-6362-1
RP-ID  :  33686

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Capturing the findings from the ShanghaiGlobal Learning Initiative, Reducing Poverty on a GlobalScale attempts to contribute to the broader existingknowledge on poverty reduction and the effectiveness of aid.The objective is to enlighten development practitionersabout observed achievements towards reducing poverty and thefactors behind them. Each of the chapters extractsimplementation lessons learnt from a subset of case studiesprepared along different poverty dimensions, focusing onsuch factors as the role of commitment and leadership,institutional innovation, learning and experimentation, andexternal catalysts. Instead of recommending particularsolutions or best practices, the book distills key findingsfrom the strategically selected examples and weaves theminto a topical narrative.