Ordinary families, extraordinary lives assets and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004

Moser, Caroline O. N.

Ordinary families, extraordinary lives assets and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004 Caroline O.N. Moser - Washington D.C. (Estados Unidos) Brookings Institution Press 2009 - xx, 360 páginas ilustraciones, mapas

Introduction to Indio Guayas and the study. -- Grappling with poverty : from asset vulnerability to asset accumulation. -- A home of one's own : squatter housing as a physical asset. -- Social capital, gender, and the politics of physical infrastructure. -- Leadership, empowerment, and "community participation" in negotiating for social services. -- Earning a living or getting by : labor as an asset. -- Families and household social capital : reducing vulnerability and accumulating assets. -- The impact of intrahousehold dynamics on asset vulnerability and accumulation. -- Daughters and sons : intergenerational asset accumulation. -- Migration to Barcelona and transnational asset accumulation. -- Youth crime, gangs, and violent death : community responses to insecurity. -- Research and policy lessons from Indio Guayas.

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