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    The Last Mile in Ending Extreme Poverty

    By Brookings Institution Press

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    About this ebook

    Viewed from a global scale, steady progress has been made in reducing extreme povertydefined by the $1.25-a-day poverty lineover the past three decades. This success has sparked renewed enthusiasm about the possibility of eradicating extreme poverty within a generation. However, progress is expected to become more difficult, and slower, over time. This book will examine three central changes that need to be overcome in traveling the last mile: breaking cycles of conflict, supporting inclusive growth, and managing shocks and risks. By uncovering new evidence and identifying new ideas and solutions for spurring peace, jobs, and resilience in poor countries, The Last Mile in Ending Extreme Poverty will outline an agenda to inform poverty reduction strategies for governments, donors, charities, and foundations around the world.

    Contents

    Part I: Peace: Breaking the Cycle of Conflict

    External finance for state and peace building, Marcus Manuel and Alistair McKechnie, Overseas Development Institute

    Reforming international cooperation to improve the sustainability of peace, Bruce Jones, Brookings and New York University

    Bridging state and local communities through livelihood improvements, Ryutaro Murotani, JICA, and Yoichi Mine, JICA-RI and Doshisha University

    Postconflict trajectories and the potential for poverty reduction, Gary Milante, SIPRI

    Part II: Jobs: Supporting Inclusive Growth

    Structural change and Africa's poverty puzzle, John Page, Brookings

    Public goods for private jobs: lessons from the Pacific, Shane Evans, Michael Carnahan and Alice Steele, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia

    Strategies for inclusive development in agrarian Sub-Saharan countries, Akio Hosono, JICA-RI

    The role of agriculture in poverty reduction, John McArthur, Brookings, UN Foundation, and Fung Global Institute

    Part III: Resilience: Managing Shocks and Risks

    Environmental stress and conflict, Stephen Smith, George Washington University and Brookings

    Toward community resilience: The role of social capital after disasters, Go Shimada, JICA-RI

    Social protection and the end of extreme poverty, Raj Desai, Georgetown University and Brookings

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrookings Institution Press
    Release dateJul 20, 2015
    ISBN9780815726340
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