Building human capital for better lives / by Psacharopoulos, George, 1937-

Nurturing development : aid and cooperation intoday's changing world by Serageldin, Ismail, 1944-

Service provision for the poor : public and private sector cooperation /

Table of Contents: “…Ahmad -- Employment of farmers and poverty alleviation in China / Yuzhao Wang -- Incentives and innovations: Getting health services to the poor: incentives, efficiency, and health system performance / Orvill Adams and William Savedoff -- Bolivia's plan for achieving education for all goals / John Newman -- Rushing to help the poor through participation may be self-defeating / Jean-Philippe Platteau -- Modes of financing: Tanzania's experience with education / Mwatumu J. …”

On economic inequality / by Sen, Amartya Kumar, 1933-

A case for aid : building a consensus for development assistance

Table of Contents: “…Sources of growth and poverty reduction -- Cross-country evidence on the effectiveness of assistance -- 4. …”

Agriculture in Nicaragua : promoting competitiveness and stimulating broad-based growth

Anticorruption in transition 2 : corruption in enterprise-state interactions in Europe and Central Asia 1999-2002 / by Gray, Cheryl Williamson

2nd Annual World Bank Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development The human face of the urban environment : proceedings of the Second Annual World Bank Conference on Envi...

Table of Contents: “…Lessons of experience: Risks of exposure: the challenge of urban air pollution -- Protecting people from the hazards: municipaland industrial solid waste -- Sharing and conserving common resources: water supply and water resources -- Urban wastewater and sanitation: responding to household and community demand -- Health, poverty, and environment: the nexus -- Supporting municipal initiatives: regional networks -- Land resources: differing perspectives on the shape of future cities -- Pt. 3. …”

Animal spirits : how human psychology drives the economy, and why it matters for global capitalism / by Akerlof, George A. 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Why is there special poverty among minorities? -- Conclusion.…”
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Overcoming Global hunger : proceedings of a Conference on Actions to Reduce Hunger Worldwide, hosted by the World Bank and held at The American University, Washington, D.C., Novemb...

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Introduction -- Session 1: Global challenge -- Session 2: Macroeconomic reform: its impact on poverty and hunger / Edward V. K. Jaycox, Chair -- Special address: The scope for public action to reduce chronic hunger / Ketumile Masire -- Session 3: Targeted interventions: what works best to reduce hunger / Caio Koch-Weser, Chair -- Session 4: Lessons of experience / Joseph Wood, Chair -- Special address: Ending hunger: a global concern / Boutros Boutros-Ghali -- Session 5: The political economy of hunger / Shahid Husain, Chair -- Special address: NGOs and international organizations: developing collaboration to fight hunger / Jimmy Carter -- Final session: Commitment to action -- Appendixes -- Associated event: The ethical dimensions of global hunger: a panel discussion.…”

Globalization and economic diversification : policy challenges for economies in transition /

Table of Contents: “…Agricultural Reforms, Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central Asia / Max Spoort.…”
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La pobreza urbana y la violencia en Jamaica by Moser, Caroline O N

Economics : theory through applications / by Cooper, Rusell W., 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Global Prosperity and Global Poverty -- 22. The Great Depression -- 23. Jobs in the Macroeconomy -- 24.Money: A User’s Guide -- 25. …”
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Environmental and natural resource economics / by Tietenberg, Thomas H., 1942-

Table of Contents: “…Environmental justice. 22. Development, poverty, and the environment. 23. The quest for sustainable development. 24. …”

Access to basic infrastructure by the urban poor by Menéndez, Aurelio

Society at a glance : OECD social indicators / by Mira d'Ercole, Marco

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Un mundo sin pobreza : las empresas sociales y el futuro del capitalismo / by Yunnus, Muhammad, 1940-

Growth and development : with special reference to developing economies / by Thirlwall, A. P. (Anthony Philip), 1941-

Table of Contents: “…The development gap and the measurement of poverty -- 3. The characteristics of underdevelopment and structural change -- 4. …”

Economic of agricultural development : world food systems and resource use / by Norton, George W.

Table of Contents: “…Dimensions of world food and development problems: 1. Introduction -- 2. Poverty, hunger, and malnutrition -- 3. Economics of food demand -- 4. …”

Groundwater irrigation and the rural poor : options for development in the Gangetic Basin /

Table of Contents: “…Use of groundwater resources to alleviate poverty in Nepal: policy issues / S. K. Upadhyay -- 6. …”