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Author:

Polak, Paul.

Title:

Out of poverty : what works when traditional approaches fail / Paul Polak.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xi, 232 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Poverty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: learning to do the simple and obvious -- Twelve steps to practical problem solving -- The three great poverty eradication myths -- It all starts with making more money -- Design for the other 90 percent -- From subsistence to new income -- Affordable small-plot irrigation -- A new agriculture for one-acre farms -- Creating vibrant new markets that serve poor customers -- Slums : the incubator for new income opportunities -- Poverty and the planet -- Taking action to end poverty -- Bahadur and his family move out of poverty.

ISBN:

1576754499 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781576754498 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)156834517

LCCN:

2007041387

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)