Poverty and the Environment : Understanding Linkages at the Household Level (Environment and Development Series) - Softcover

World Bank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821372238 ISBN 13: 9780821372234

Publisher: World Bank Publications, 2007

Synopsis

Drawing upon recent analytical work prepared inside and outside the World Bank, this report identifies key lessons concerning the linkages between poverty and the environment. With a focus on the contribution of environmental resources to household welfare, the analysis increases our understanding of how specific reforms and interventions can have an impact on the health and livelihoods of poor people.

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Review

Scholars and development practitioners increasingly recognize that in low-income countries there are inextricable links between poverty reduction and natural resources management. Demand has grown immensely for not only more, but better empirical evidence on those links. This volume offers a careful synthesis of key findings from growing literature on the environmental determinants of household welfare, as reflected by indicators of consumption, health, and income. The primary contribution of this study is that is has drawn out vital policy conclusions that will be of value to organizations and governments concerned about poverty and the environment in the developing world. --Professor Christopher B. Barrett, Cornell University

Edition details

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821372238
• ISBN 13: 9780821372234
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96
• Editor: World Bank