Voices of the Poor : Crying Out for Change

Voices of the Poor : Crying Out for Change

As the second book in a three-part series entitled Voices of the Poor, "Crying out for Change" accounts for the voices from comparative fieldwork among twenty three countries. Through participatory, and qualitative research methods, the b...

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Main Authors:	Narayan, Deepa, Chambers, Robert, Shah, Meera K., Petesch, Patti
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	New York: Oxford University Press for the World Bank 2013
Subjects:	ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR ADAPTATION ANXIETY ATTENTION CASE STUDIES CHARACTER CIVIL CONFLICT CIVIL SOCIETY COMMON PROPERTY COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES COMMUNITY LEVEL COMPARATIVE STUDIES COPING STRATEGIES CRIME DISABILITIES DISASTERS DISCUSSION GROUPS ETHICS FORMAL INSTITUTIONS GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES GROUP DISCUSSIONS HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSING ILLNESS IMPOTENCE INFORMAL NETWORKS ISOLATION LEADERSHIP LEARNING LOCAL RESEARCHERS LONELINESS MEDIA MEDICINES METHODOLOGY GUIDE MIGRATION MINORITY GROUPS NATIONAL RESEARCH PARTICIPATORY METHODS PARTICIPATORY POVERTY PERCEPTION PLAYING POLICY DOCUMENT POLLUTION POOR POOR MEN POOR PEOPLE POOR WOMEN POVERTY EXPERTS POVERTY GROUP POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PRIVATE SECTOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS QUALITY OF LIFE REFUGEES REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE RESEARCH DESIGN RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH TEAM RURAL AREAS SAFETY SCHOOLS SMOKING SOCIAL EXCLUSION TEAM LEADERS TEAM MEMBERS URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE WALKING WAR POVERTY POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY EVALUATION METHODS SOCIAL ANALYSIS SOCIAL ASPECTS OF POVERTY FREEDOM OF CHOICE VULNERABLE GROUPS SCARCITY ACCESS TO LAND URBAN POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSENCE OF CONDITIONS ABSENTEEISM (LABOR) UNEMPLOYMENT ACCESS LIMITS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ISOLATIONISM NATURAL DISASTERS HEALTH ASPECTS OF POVERTY GENDER ISSUES INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS GOVERNANCE EMPOWERMENT NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/01/1047447/voices-poor-crying-out-change http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13848

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Summary:	As the second book in a three-part series entitled Voices of the Poor, "Crying out for Change" accounts for the voices from comparative fieldwork among twenty three countries. Through participatory, and qualitative research methods, the book presents very directly, poor people's own voices, and the realities of their lives. It outlines the multidimensional aspects of well-being, and how poor people see it, highlighting that in material terms, "enough" is not a lot for a good life, and, analyzes social well-being, security, and freedom of choice and action, in contrast to the "ill-being" aspects of material absence, reflecting on the experiences of humiliation, shame, anguish. and grief. The struggle for livelihoods is described through the scarcity of rural production, the diversified cities' bondage, and, the limited opportunities of life, and individual breakthroughs challenging their livelihoods. Further analysis reflect on the inadequacy, isolation, and lack of access to infrastructure; on the health aspects of mind and body; on gender relations in troubled subjugation; on social exclusion; and, on the uncertainties for survival. It finally challenges the meaning of development, and of power, calling for change, from material poverty to adequate assets and livelihoods, from exclusion to inclusion, organization, and empowerment.

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