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Living through crises : how the food, fuel, and financial shocks affect the poor
Title
Living through crises : how the food, fuel, and financial shocks affect the poor / Rasmus Heltberg, Naomi Hossain, and Anna Reva, editors.
ISBN
9780821389409
0821389408
9780821394601 (electronic)
0821394606 (electronic)
Published
Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2012.
Physical Description
xxvii, 272 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Summary
"The food, fuel, and financial crises that started in 2008 reverberated throughout the global economy, causing job losses, poverty, and economic, financial, and political upheaval in countries all over the world. [This book] shows how global crises affected the poorer, more vulnerable, powerless, and less visible populations in developing countries."--Back cover
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 08, 2012
Series
New frontiers of social policy
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Living through crises: an overview / Rasmus Heltberg, Naomi Hossain, Anna Reva, and Andy Sumner
Chapter 1. Anatomy of coping: evidence from people living through the crises of 2008-11 / Rasmus Heltberg, Naomi Hossain, Anna Reva, and Carolyn Turk
Chapter 2. Bangladesh: pathways and impacts of the global economic shocks / Mamunur Rashid, Bayazid Hasan, and Naomi Hossain
Chapter 3. Crisis monitoring among low-income workers in Cambodia: monitoring vulnerabilities and discovering resilience / Veronica Mendizabal, Theng Vuthy, Tong Kimsun, and Pon Dorina
Chapter 4. Impact of the economic crisis in the Central African Republic: quantitative and qualitative assessments / Lea Salmon, Josias Tebero, and Quentin Wodon
Risk and resilience: summary of rapid qualitative assessments of social impacts of the economic crisis in Kazakhstan / Sandra Schlossar, with Carolyn Turk
Chapter 6. Crises in Kenya: living with hunger in an era of economic and political shocks / Grace Lubaale and Naomi Hossain
Chapter 7. Coping with the global economic crisis in Mongolia: findings from focus group discussions / Anna Reva, Rasmus Heltberg, Altantsetseg Sodnomtseren, and Sarantuya Jigjiddorj
Chapter 8. Perceptions of the economic crisis and poverty in Senegal: a quantitative and qualitative analysis / Abdou Salam Fall, Lea Salmon, and Quentin Wodon
Chapter 9. Economic and political crises in Thailand: social impacts and government responses / Veronica Mendizabal, Supang Chantavanich, Samarn Laodumrongchai, Mya Than, Artit Wong-a-thitikul, Warathida Chaiyapa, Cheewin Ariyasuntorn, and Pamornrat Tansanguanwong.
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