Measuring Empowerment

Author(s)
Narayan, D.
Publication language
English
Pages
500pp
Date published
01 Jan 2005
Type
Books
Keywords
Capacity development, Community-led, Local capacity, Gender, Standards
Organisations
World Bank

This book brings together perspectives of economists, anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, demographers, and political scientists who are grappling with the challenge of measuring empowerment. It is intended for planners, practitioners, evaluators, and students—indeed for all who are interested in an approach to poverty reduction that deals with the inequitable power relations that keep poor people trapped in poverty despite their backbreaking toil.