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Peer reviewedChafel, Judith A. – Young Children, 1990
Analyzes contemporary myths that impede the construction of a compassionate social policy toward the poor, challenges these assumptions, and outlines elements of a political agenda responsive to the needs of impoverished families. (PCB)
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Financial Resources, Family Programs, Poverty
Peer reviewedAuwal, Mohammad A.; Singhal, Arvind – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1992
Discusses rural poverty in Bangladesh and describes the creation of the Grameen Bank, which combines business with social engineering. The rapid diffusion of the bank both within and outside Bangladesh is described; interpersonal strategies used in communicating its programs, especially to women, are explained; and the socioeconomic impact in…
Descriptors: Banking, Developing Nations, Females, Foreign Countries
Download full textMorris-Bilotti, Sharon – 1992
This question-and-answer format paper looks at some of the basic issues surrounding the chronically poor and initiatives and services designed to break the poverty cycle. A first section explores some of the myths and realities surrounding the characteristics of the chronically poor population and notes that this population is comprised of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Blacks, Children, Corporate Support
