From many lands

By D. Narayan-Parker, Patti Petesch. 2002

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Voices of the Poor provides a unique and detailed picture of the life of the poor and explains the constraints poor people face to escape from poverty in a way that more traditional survey techniques do not capture well. From Many Lands, the third volume in the Voices of the Poor series, contains regional findings and 23 country cases, grouped by region.

Subfields: Development, Sociology and Political Science

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Social Networks and Credit Access in Indonesia (2004, background): “In many parts of Indonesia, the role of women in community activity tends to be limited, and their influence in community issues tends to occur through women’s groups and associations (Mukherjee, 2002, p. 15).”
On Norms and Agency: Conversations about Gender Equality with Women and Men in 20 Countries (2013, background): “Probably the term most associated with gender equality is empowerment, the expansion of freedom of choice and action as a result of a process of gaining power (Narayan 2002; Narayan and Petesch 2005).”