Social Development and Absolute Poverty in Asia and Latin America
- Relates the incidence of poverty in Asia and Latin America to
the degree of presence or absence of 13 social development indicators
for the years 1985-90 and to the average level of income for the
same time period. Also explores five other forces that may affect
the level of absolute poverty, including a country's material
environment, religious and spiritual history, political structure,
culture, and social organization. $7.95, stock no. 13695.
Enabling the Safe Use of Technology: Principles and Practice -
Describes the enabling environment that a country requires to
access the powerful new tools of biotechnology and to assess their
potential usefulness. The report presents best practices for the
planned introduction of organisms with novel traits and their
products into the environment; also summarizes the principles
of good laboratory and large-scale industrial practice for use
in individual countries, as recommended by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development. $7.95, stock no. 13671.
Bibliography of Publications: Technical Department, Africa Region,
July 1987 to April 1996 - Presents a complete list of the research
and results of projects published by staff of the department from
the creation of the department in July 1987 through April 1996.
Each publication listed is accompanied by an abstract. $7.95,
stock no. 13696.
Confronting Crisis: A Comparative Study of Household Responses
to Poverty and Vulnerability in Four Poor Urban Communities -
Focuses on the role that asset ownership plays in poverty reduction.
Presents case studies from communities in four very different
regions: Cisne Dos, in Guayaquil, Ecuador; Chawama, in Lusaka,
Zambia; Commonwealth, in Metro Manila, the Philippines; and Angyaf"ld,
in Budapest, Hungary. Conclusions highlight the importance of
distinguishing between poverty and vulnerability. The report identifies
the five main assets of the poor as labor, human capital, productive
assets, household relations and social capital. The more assets
poor men and women have, the less vulnerable they are, but access
to those assets is differentiated by gender. Women are particularly
vulnerable to external forces, such as crime, as their economic
situation worsens. However, the study also shows that women, because
of their multiple responsibilities in the household and the community,
play a crucial role in transforming those assets into income,
food and other community-level basic services. $8.95, stock no.
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