Moser, C.|Holland, J. <br/><br/>
Household responses to poverty and vulnerability: confronting crisis in Chawama, Lusaka, Zambia 

 - Vol. 4 
 - Washington, D.C.  World Bank  1997 
 - vii, 125p. 
 - Household Responses to Poverty and Vulnerability .
<br/><br/> Presents information that is part of the urban poverty reduction component of the Urban Management Programme, which is a joint undertaking of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Centre for Human Settlement (UNCHS) and the World Bank. Describes the main results of a research from the community of Chamwama in Lusaka, Zambia, which is part of a four-city comparative project on "Household Responses to Poverty and Vulnerability." Other communities are Commonwealth, Metro Manila (Philippines), Angyalfold, Budapest (Hungary), and Cisne Dos, Guayaquil, (Ecuador). The research concentrates on strategies applied by the urban poor to decrease vulnerability and prevent impoverishment in times of economic stress. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-8213-3850-1 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Poverty|Family Characteristics|Economics|Research|United Nations
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV 4028 .M6 1997