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Social Capital and Institutions of Poverty Reduction in Africa [electronic resource].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aideyan, Osaore A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development projects--Nigeria.
- Microfinance--Nigeria.
- Poverty--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Poverty--Nigeria.
- Poverty.
- Microfinance.
- Economic development projects.
- Local Subjects:
- Economic development projects--Nigeria.
- Microfinance--Nigeria.
- Poverty--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Poverty--Nigeria.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- There have been many books written about the issue of poverty in Africa. Most of them look at failed policies and criticize what does not work. This text looks at what does work, and outlines how to implement these effective policies. The question of credibility and strategic behaviors in institutions of poverty reduction is an area that needs to be addressed adequately and the author attempts to deal with it in a pragmatic way.In the academic literature on designating effective institutions of poverty alleviation programs and policies in sub-Saharan Africa, it is rare to find direct assessmen
- Contents:
- SOCIAL CAPITAL AND INSTITUTIONS OF POVERTY REDUCTION IN AFRICA; Copyright Page; Dedication; Tables and Charts; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter One - Research Query; Chapter Two - Poverty and Policy Responses in Nigeria; Chapter Three - Explaning Nigeria's Poor Record with Poverty Alleviation: Proposing a Social-Institutional Explanation; Chapter Four - Socioeconomic Impacts of Micro-Finance Programs on Household Poverty; Chapter Five - Do the Institutional Design Features and Social Relations Create Success? Evidence from LAPO and NACRDB
- Chapter Six - ConclusionsAppendices; Appendix A: Questionnaire Design; Appendix B: Poverty Impact Assessment; Appendix C: Interview Schedule for LAPO/ NACRDB Program Managers; Selected Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-1784-2
- OCLC:
- 827209009
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