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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Barry B. Hughes , Mohammod T. Irfan , Haider Khan , Krishna B. KumarPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 21.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.60cm Weight: 0.650kg ISBN: 9781594516405ISBN 10: 1594516405 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 30 August 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1: Introduction; 2: Concepts and Measurement; 3: Drivers and Strategies for Poverty Reduction; 4: Tools for Exploring the Future of Global Poverty; 5: The IFs Base Case: A Foundation for Analysis; 6: The Future of Poverty: Framing Uncertainty; 7: Changing the Future of Poverty: Human Leverage; 8: The Multiple Faces of Poverty and Its Future; 9: Poverty in a Broader Context; 10: The Future of Global Poverty and Human DevelopmentReviewsAlthough this work has a global perspective, it is exceedingly well organized and pays meticulous attention to explaining concepts to reach a general audience. Visual learning is enhanced by self-explanatory graphs, tables, boxes, figures, and maps. Another exceptional feature is the book's comprehensive, in-depth explanations conveyed in an easy-to-read, interactive style. This volume is an essential reference for academic collections. Essential. -CHOICE Thinking into the future is one of the most important things we can do. Barry Hughes's International Futures tool is probably the best around to create scenarios of where our world and its various multinational regions are likely to be headed over the next half century or more. -Frederick S. Pardee Although this work has a global perspective, it is exceedingly well organized and pays meticulous attention to explaining concepts to reach a general audience. Visual learning is enhanced by self-explanatory graphs, tables, boxes, figures, and maps. Another exceptional feature is the book's comprehensive, in-depth explanations conveyed in an easy-to-read, interactive style. This volume is an essential reference for academic collections. Essential. -CHOICE Author InformationHaider Khan, Barry B. Hughes, Mohammod T. Irfan, Krishna B. Kumar, Dale S. Rothman, Jose Roberto Solorzano Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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