TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moser,Caroline O N
TI  - Confronting crisis : : a comparative study of household responses to poverty and vulnerability in four poor urban communities / 
T2  - Environmentally sustainable development studies and monographs series
SN  - 0821335626
U1  - 362.509173 21
PY  - 1996///
CY  - World Bank, 
PB  - Washington, D.C. : 
KW  - ALIVIO DE LA POBREZA
KW  - COMUNIDADES URBANAS
KW  - CONDICIONES ECONOMICAS
KW  - CONDICIONES SOCIALES
KW  - ANALISIS COMPARATIVO
KW  -  MITIGACION DE LA POBREZA
KW  - REDUCCION DE LA POBREZA
KW  - ESTUDIO COMPARATIVO
N1  - Bibliografía: p. 98-100; Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- Pt. 1. Conceptual framework and socioeconomic characteristics of the four communities: 2. Poverty and vulnerability -- Pt. 2. Household coping strategies: 3. Labor as an asset -- 4. Economic and social infrastructure as an asset -- 5. Housing as an asset -- 6. Household relations as an asset -- 7. Inequalities in household responses -- 8. Social capital as an asset -- 9. Priorities for action -- Appendixes -- Notes -- References -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables
N2  - Understanding how the poor respond to economic crisis has become increasingly important, especially for governments and donors. This understanding can help ensure that interventions aimed at reducing poverty complement and strengthen people's own inventive solutions rather than substitute for or block them. This booklet summarizes the main findings of a comparative study of four poor urban communities in countries experiencing economic difficulties during the 1980s: 1) Chawama, in Lusaka, Zambia; 2) Cisne Dos, in Guayaquil, Ecuador; 3) Commonwealth, in Metro Manila, the Philippines; and 4) Angyalfold, in Budapest, Hungary. The study explored how poor households respond to changes in economic circumstances and labor market conditions. The poor always face harsh conditions, but economic stress and decline intensify adversity. The study looked at how poor households adjust to a deteriorating situation, what strategies they adopt to limit the impact of shocks and generate additional resources, and what constraints impede their actions. The results show that the four communities cope in remarkably similar (and dissimilar) ways
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ER  -