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020 _a0-8213-3850-1
050 _aHV 4028 .M6 1997
100 _aMoser, C.|Holland, J.
245 0 _aHousehold responses to poverty and vulnerability: confronting crisis in Chawama, Lusaka, Zambia
250 _aVol. 4
260 _aWashington, D.C.
_bWorld Bank
_c1997
300 _avii, 125p.
440 _aHousehold Responses to Poverty and Vulnerability
500 _aPresents 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.
650 _aPoverty|Family Characteristics|Economics|Research|United Nations
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_cBK
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_d4480