Moving Out of Poverty, Volume 1

Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Mobility

Deepa Narayan and Patti Petesch

Moving Out of Poverty, Volume 1: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Mobility, edited by Deepa Narayan and Patti Petesch, brings together diverse perspectives and the latest thinking on poverty dynamics, economic mobility, and social mobility.

The book presents a comprehensive collection of conceptual and empirical knowledge drawn from different analytical traditions. Through ten chapters, it explores the experiences of individuals and communities facing poverty and examines the factors influencing their economic and social mobility.

The volume includes multigenerational accounts from three villages in Karnataka, India, a twelve-year account of the life of a street child in Burkina Faso, and comparative examinations of mobility experiences across wealthy nations.

Bringing together contributions from leading development practitioners and scholars in anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology, the book provides a cross-disciplinary examination of poverty dynamics.

The contributors critically review existing literature from their respective disciplines while presenting new analytical frameworks and evidence drawn from their own research.

Through its combination of theoretical perspectives, empirical studies, and real-life experiences, Moving Out of Poverty, Volume 1 offers insights into the complex nature of poverty and economic and social mobility.

Key Features

• Brings together diverse perspectives on poverty dynamics and economic and social mobility.

• Contains ten chapters covering conceptual and empirical research on poverty and mobility.

• Presents multigenerational accounts from three villages in Karnataka, India.

• Examines twelve years in the life of a street child in Burkina Faso.

• Includes comparative analysis of mobility experiences in wealthy nations.

• Features contributions from scholars and development practitioners in anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology.

• Critically examines existing research and literature across different academic disciplines.

• Introduces new analytical frameworks and evidence based on the contributors' research.

• Explores poverty and mobility through cross-disciplinary perspectives and real-life experiences.

Product Details

• Editors: Deepa Narayan and Patti Petesch

• Publisher: World Bank Publications

• Publication Date: 30 July 2007

• Language: English

• Format: Hardcover

• Pages: 392

• ISBN-10: 0821371118

• ISBN-13: 9780821371114

• Item Weight: 658 g

• Dimensions: 15.24 × 1.91 × 22.86 cm