Moving Out of Poverty, Volume 3

Mobility and Conflict – The Promise of Empowerment and Democracy in India

Deepa Narayan

Moving Out of Poverty, Volume 3: Mobility and Conflict – The Promise of Empowerment and Democracy in India, edited by Deepa Narayan, examines the experiences of people living in poverty in India and explores why some are able to escape poverty while others remain trapped in it.

Despite India's accelerating economic growth over the preceding decade, millions of people continued to live in poverty. The book brings together the voices and experiences of poor people from villages in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

Through these accounts, the publication seeks to understand the different experiences of people who have successfully moved out of poverty and those who have not.

The book focuses on poverty and the experiences of individuals and communities, highlighting the challenges of escaping poverty in the context of India's economic growth.

Key Features

• Examines poverty and economic mobility in India.

• Explores why some people escape poverty while others remain in poverty.

• Brings together the voices and experiences of poor people from Indian villages.

• Covers villages in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

• Discusses persistent poverty despite India's accelerating economic growth.

• Focuses on understanding the experiences of people who have moved out of poverty and those who have not.

Product Details

• Editor: Deepa Narayan

• Publisher: World Bank Publications

• Publication Date: 30 May 2009

• Edition: Illustrated

• Language: English

• Format: Paperback

• Pages: 450

• ISBN-10: 0821372173

• ISBN-13: 9780821372173

• Item Weight: 658 g

• Dimensions: 15.24 × 2.54 × 22.86 cm

• Country of Origin: India