An edition of Ordinary families, extraordinary lives: assets and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004 (2009)

Ordinary families, extraordinary lives

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An edition of Ordinary families, extraordinary lives: assets and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004 (2009)

Ordinary families, extraordinary lives

assets and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004

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"Longitudinal account of five families strategically accumulating assets to escape poverty in Guayaquil. Captures the causes and consequences of these developments through economic data and anthropological narrative, within the broader context of political, economic, and spatial changes in Ecuador. Covers such issues as housing, employment, family dynamics, violence, and emigration"--Provided by publisher.

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Brookings Institution Press
Language
English
Pages
360

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Subjects

Case studies, Poverty, Poor, Government policy, Saving and investment, Domestic Economic assistance, Social policy, South america, social life and customs, Women, south america

Places

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Guayaquil (Ecuador)
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Cover of: Ordinary Families, Extraordinary Lives
Ordinary Families, Extraordinary Lives: Assets and Poverty Reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004
2010, Brookings Institution Press
in English
Cover of: Ordinary Families, Extraordinary Lives
Ordinary Families, Extraordinary Lives
2010, Brookings Institution Press
in English
Cover of: Ordinary families, extraordinary lives
Ordinary families, extraordinary lives: assets and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004
2009, Brookings Institution Press
in English
Cover of: Ordinary families, extraordinary lives
Ordinary families, extraordinary lives: assets and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004
2009, Brookings Institution Press
in English
Cover of: Ordinary families, extraordinary lives
Ordinary families, extraordinary lives: assets and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004
2009, Brookings Institution Press
in English
Cover of: Ordinary families, extraordinary lives
Ordinary families, extraordinary lives: assets and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004
2009, Brookings Institution Press
in English

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Table of Contents

Introduction to Indio Guayas and the study
Grappling with poverty : from asset vulnerability to asset accumulation
A home of one's own : squatter housing as a physical asset
Social capital, gender, and the politics of physical infrastructure
Leadership, empowerment, and "community participation" in negotiating for social services
Earning a living or getting by : labor as an asset
Families and household social capital : reducing vulnerability and accumulating assets
The impact of intrahousehold dynamics on asset vulnerability and accumulation
Daughters and sons : intergenerational asset accumulation
Migration to Barcelona and transnational asset accumulation
Youth crime, gangs, and violent death : community responses to insecurity
Research and policy lessons from Indio Guayas.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-349) and index.

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Washington, D.C
Genre
Case studies

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
339.4/3092286632
Library of Congress
HC79.S3 M67 2009

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Pagination
xx, 360 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
360

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24116439M
ISBN 13
9780815703273
LCCN
2009030942

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1959632W

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