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245 10 a| Ordinary families, extraordinary livesh| [electronic resource] :b| assets and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004 /c| Caroline O.N. Moser.;

260 a| Washington, D.C. :b| Brookings Institution Press,;

300 a| xx, 360 p., [16] p. of plates :b| ill., map ;c| 23 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-349) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Longitudinal account of five families strategically accumulating assets to escape poverty in Guayaquil. Captures the causes and consequences of these developments through economic data and anthropological narrative, within the broader context of political, economic, and spatial changes in Ecuador. Covers such issues as housing, employment, family dynamics, violence, and emigration"--Provided by publisher.;

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Ordinary families, extraordinary lives assets and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, 1978-2004 / Caroline O.N. Moser.

Author/creator	Moser, Caroline O. N.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press,
Description	xx, 360 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Saving and investment--Ecuador. --Guayaquil. --Case studies. Poverty--Ecuador. --Guayaquil. --Case studies. Poor--Ecuador. --Guayaquil. --Case studies. Poverty--Government policy. --Ecuador. --Guayaquil. --Case studies. Economic assistance, Domestic--Ecuador. --Guayaquil. --Case studies. Guayaquil (Ecuador)--Social policy. --Case studies.

Contents	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.
Abstract	"Longitudinal account of five families strategically accumulating assets to escape poverty in Guayaquil. Captures the causes and consequences of these developments through economic data and anthropological narrative, within the broader context of political, economic, and spatial changes in Ecuador. Covers such issues as housing, employment, family dynamics, violence, and emigration"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-349) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009030942
ISBN	9780815703273 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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