Table of Contents
About the ContributorsPrefacePart One: Inequality, Politics, and the Spatial Dimensions of PovertyChapter One - Markets, the State, and the Dynamics of Inequality in Latin America: Brazil, Mexico, and Uruguay, by Nora Lustig and Luis F. Lopez-CalvaChapter Two - Politics and the Room to Maneuver: Democracy, Social Opportunity, and Poverty in India, by Subrata K. Mitra, Jivanta Schöttli, and Markus PauliChapter Three - The Importance of Place and Space: The Spatial Dimensions of Poverty and Development Policy, by Kate Bird and Kate HigginsPart Two: Poverty Reduction ChallengesChapter Four - Assessing the Potential Impact on Poverty of Rising Cereals Prices: The Case of Mali, by George Joseph and Quentin WodonChapter Five - Assessing the Potential Impact of Higher Fertilizer Use on Poverty Among Farm Households: Illustration for Rwanda, by Enrique Hennings and Quentin WodonChapter Six - Poverty Reduction Challenges in South Asia, by Arup MitraChapter Seven - Official Development Assistance: Does It Reduce Poverty?, by John WeissPart Three: Poverty Reduction Instruments, Policies, and Lessons LearntChapter Eight - Bolsa Família, Its Design, and Possibilities for the Future, by Sergei SoaresChapter Nine - The Biodiversity Conservation: An Effective Mechanism for Poverty Alleviation?, by Dilys Roe and Terry SunderlandChapter Ten - Tracing the REDD Bullet: Implications of Market-Based Forest Conservation Mechanisms for Poverty Alleviation in Developing Countries, by Bryan R. Bushley and Rishikesh R. BhandaryChapter Eleven - Banking on Social Institutions for Poverty Reduction, by Hari B. Dulal and Roberto FoaChapter Twelve - Climate Change Adaptation and the International Aid Regime: Prospects for Policy Convergence, by Craig JohnsonChapter Thirteen - Lessons on Equitable Growth: Stories of Progress in Vietnam, Mauritius, and Malawi, by Milo Vandemoortele and Kate BirdIndex