Poverty, gender, and human development : context-effective cooperative approaches / A.H. Somjee and Geeta Somjee.
"This book advocates a context-effective approach to development that can ensure, or allow, significant changes toward economic growth and social justice. Not all developing countries are able to attract foreign investment or technical assistance; and those that do, do not necessarily develop a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Whitby, ON :
de Sitter Publications,
[2005]
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| Summary: | "This book advocates a context-effective approach to development that can ensure, or allow, significant changes toward economic growth and social justice. Not all developing countries are able to attract foreign investment or technical assistance; and those that do, do not necessarily develop as intended because of various corporate profit, geopolitical, or humanitarian considerations. Often, extraneous policy goals or approaches disrupt the balance of development. If poverty, gender-distance, and the lack of human development are the major concerns, then context-effective approaches, with pragmatic policies, can make a significant contribution to solving these problems. Even poor countries have some natural and human resources that can be harnessed effectively to create more resources to address their development needs. This book reports on such an attempt launched by the milk cooperatives of India. These cooperatives turned India into the largest milk producing country in the world. The movement touched the lives of nearly 60 million poor and supplemented their income, empowered women without creating crises in their family life, and brought about the development of a huge underclass through their participation in grassroots institutions."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 209 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-200) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0973397888 9780973397888 |