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Our dream : a world free of poverty / Sandra Granzow ; foreword by James D. Wolfensohn ; preface by Jamil Sopher and Thierry Brun ; introduction by Michael Walton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Granzow, Sandra, 1939-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World Bank--Developing countries--Case studies.
- World Bank.
- Economic assistance--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Economic assistance.
- Poverty.
- Technical assistance.
- Developing countries.
- Technical assistance--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Poverty--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Local Subjects:
- World Bank--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 206 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Published for the World Bank and World Bank Group Staff Association [by] Oxford University Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- "The stories in Our Dream: A World Free of Poverty convey the human meaning of partnerships, governance, participation, private sector development, and environmental protection, as well as the debates about social concerns versus macroeconomics. Our Dream demonstrates that effective public action can make a difference in alleviating poverty in all its complexity."--Jacket.
- Contents:
- Foreword / James D. Wolfensohn
- Preface / Jamil Sopher and Thierry Brun
- Introduction / Michael Walton
- India: From hopelessness to harvest in six months
- Morocco: The difference a road makes
- Bangladesh: An education for Kulsum
- El Salvador: A long-term commitment to education reform
- India: What can be done about malnutrition?
- Madagascar: Fighting malnutrition on the Red Island
- Uganda: A healthy start for Uganda's children
- Peru: Peace, farming, and forestry
- Benin: Food where there was none
- Mali: Under the palaver tree
- Philippines: A prospering nation thirsts for clean water
- Estonia: A breath of fresh air in the Baltic
- Bolivia: Beyond the gold rush
- Argentina, Part I: A rich country seeks to help its poor.
- Notes:
- "A Meadows Press book"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-201) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Granzow, Sandra, 1939- Our dream.
- ISBN:
- 0195216040
- 9780195216042
- 0821347020
- 9780821347027
- OCLC:
- 43615728
- Online:
- Publisher description
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