Ordinary families, extraordinary lives : assets and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004 / Caroline O. N. Moser.

Show other versions (1)

"Longitudinal account of five families strategically accumulating assets to escape poverty in Guayaquil. Captures the causes and consequences of these developments through economic data and anthropological narrative, within the broader context of political, economic, and spatial changes in Ecuador....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moser, Caroline O. N.
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2009], ©2009.
Subjects:
Saving and investment > Ecuador > Guayaquil > Case studies.
Poverty > Ecuador > Guayaquil > Case studies.
Poor > Ecuador > Guayaquil > Case studies.
Poverty > Government policy > Ecuador > Guayaquil > Case studies.
Economic assistance, Domestic > Ecuador > Guayaquil > Case studies.
Guayaquil (Ecuador) > Social policy > Case studies.
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:xx, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 23 cm
Format: Book

System Under Maintenance

Our Library Management System is currently under maintenance.

Holdings and item availability information is currently unavailable. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and contact us for further assistance:

Please contact Reference and Discovery Services via their Contact Form or call them directly at: 517-353-8700 for assistance.