Adaptation, poverty and development : the dynamics of subjective well-being

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Adaptation, poverty and development : the dynamics of subjective well-being

edited by David Alexander Clark

(Rethinking international development series)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The first book to examine in detail the ways in which people adapt their understanding and behaviours towards poverty as a direct result to their experiences of poverty in developing countries, including world-leading academics and case studies from China, India, Ethiopia and South Africa.

Table of Contents

  • Adaptation and Development - Issues, Evidence and Policy Relevance PART I: ADAPTATION AND DEVELOPMENT: CONCEPTS AND ISSUES Utilitarianism, 'Adaptation' and Paternalism
  • M.Qizilbash Adaptation: Implications for Development in Theory and Practice PART II: ADAPTATION AND DEVELOPMENT: THREE CASE STUDIES Aspirations, Adaptation and Subjective Well-Being of Rural-Urban Migrants in China
  • J.Knight & R.Gunatilaka A Multidimensional Analysis of Adaptation in a Developing Country Context
  • A.Barr Adaptation, Poverty and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from South India
  • D.Neff PART III: ADAPTATION AND DEVELOPMENT: SPECIFIC ISSUES Subjective Well-being, Disability and Adaptation: A Case Study from Rural Ethiopia
  • M.Fafchamps & B.Kebede Adaptation of the Rural Working Class in India: A Case Study of Migrant Workers
  • B.Reddy & W.Olsen

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