Measuring Empowerment : Cross Disciplinary Perspectives

dc.contributorNarayan, Deepa
dc.creatorNarayan, Deepa
dc.date2012-06-07T19:23:06Z
dc.date2012-06-07T19:23:06Z
dc.date2005
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:13:24Z
dc.descriptionPoverty reduction on a large scale depends on empowering those who are most motivated to move out of poverty-poor people themselves. But if empowerment cannot be measured, it will not be taken seriously in development policy making and programming. Building on the "Empowerment and Poverty Reduction Sourcebook," this volume outlines a conceptual framework that can be used to monitor and evaluate programs centered on empowerment approaches. It presents the perspectives of 27 distinguished researchers and practitioners in economics, political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and demography, all of whom are grappling in different ways with the challenge of measuring empowerment. The authors draw from their research and experiences at different levels, from households to communities to nations, in various regions of the world. Measuring Empowerment is a resource for all who are interested in approaches to poverty reduction that address issues of inequitable power relations.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/6428774/measuring-empowerment-cross-disciplinary-perspectives
dc.identifier0-8213-6057-4
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7441
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-6057-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416247
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO JUSTICE
dc.subjectACCESS TO LAND
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBASIC HEALTH
dc.subjectBASIC HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZEN PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCITIZEN VOICE
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL LIBERTIES
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY LEVEL
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectDIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectEQUITABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectETHNIC CONFLICT
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASSETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORM
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectLOCAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLOCAL LEVELS
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNGO
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONS INDEX
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STRUCTURES
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
dc.subjectPOWERLESSNESS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL GROUPS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectUNEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectYOUTH
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