• Rethinking Perspectives and Practices: Thriving, Moving out of Poverty in Cities
  • Exaltacion Ellevera-Lamberte

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    • Publisher: Central Book Supply, Inc.
    • ISBN: 978-971-011-725-3
    • No. of Pages: 476
    • Size: 6 x 9
    • Edition: 2013




    Description:

    Going beyond income measures, this book examines in holistic manner poverty in Philippine cities, taking into account its varying dimensions, including security and social exclusion. Aside from a national, city and community levels' characterizations, the thoughts and experiences of the poor themselves are reflected through these nagging questions: From the lens of the poor themselves, what is poverty? How do they conceive features of poverty? What are considered as essentials for a decent life? What are the perceived groupings of the poor in the depressed communities? Why do people slide to poverty and remain poor while others ably move out? How do the poor thrive, improve and move out of poverty? It also deals with voices of the poor especially in relations to national and local government, perceived discrimination, change and improvement in their communities. Its novel focus rests on its detailed accounts on the stories of the poor themselves as they slid, thrived and moved out of poverty. It highlighted the importance of the assets available to them, namely human capital and social capital. What makes the book different from previous studies on poverty in urban areas is its being anchored on ground realities. Instead of understanding and determining ways to exit poverty using macro experiences and preconceived theses and ideologies, this volume identifies the factors that help people exit from poverty. Based on real experiences and grounded theory perspectives, theories and current practices corresponding to improvemeht of well-being of individuals and communities.



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    • by:  Exaltacion Ellevera-Lamberte
      • ISBN
        978-971-011-725-3
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      • Page length
        476 pages
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      • Dimension
        6 x 9 inches
        •     
      • Edition
        2013
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    Description:


    Going beyond income measures, this book examines in holistic manner poverty in Philippine cities, taking into account its varying dimensions, including security and social exclusion. Aside from a national, city and community levels' characterizations, the thoughts and experiences of the poor themselves are reflected through these nagging questions: From the lens of the poor themselves, what is poverty? How do they conceive features of poverty? What are considered as essentials for a decent life? What are the perceived groupings of the poor in the depressed communities? Why do people slide to poverty and remain poor while others ably move out? How do the poor thrive, improve and move out of poverty? It also deals with voices of the poor especially in relations to national and local government, perceived discrimination, change and improvement in their communities. Its novel focus rests on its detailed accounts on the stories of the poor themselves as they slid, thrived and moved out of poverty. It highlighted the importance of the assets available to them, namely human capital and social capital. What makes the book different from previous studies on poverty in urban areas is its being anchored on ground realities. Instead of understanding and determining ways to exit poverty using macro experiences and preconceived theses and ideologies, this volume identifies the factors that help people exit from poverty. Based on real experiences and grounded theory perspectives, theories and current practices corresponding to improvemeht of well-being of individuals and communities.