Table of Contents - Chapters
Chapter 1 The Commitments to Poverty Reduction
  • Governance: The Missing Link
  • Meeting Capacity-Building Needs
  • Social Summit Commitments
  • Most Progress in Estimating Poverty
  • Some Progress in Implementing Plans
  • Little Progress in Setting Targets
  • Setting Human Poverty Targets
  • Tracking Short-Term Changes
Chapter 6 Pro-poor Local Governance: The Neglected Reforms
  • Pro-poor Reforms in Local Governance
  • Building Local Capacity for
    Poverty Reduction
  • Capital Development and Local Government
Chapter 7 The Poor Organize: The Foundation for Success
  • The Poor Organize Themselves
  • Civil Society Organizations Working with Poor Communities
  • Civil Society Organizations Influencing National Policy-Making
Chapter 2 Developing National Anti-poverty Plans
  • The Range of Poverty Plans
  • Why a Plan?
  • Beyond Targeted Interventions
  • Where Is National Ownership?
  • Are Poverty Programmes Manageable?
  • Funding for Poverty Programmes
Chapter 8 Focusing Resources on the Poor
  • Focusing on Geographical Areas
  • Rehabilitating Poor Areas
  • Reaching Disadvantaged Social Groups
  • Targeting by Type of Intervention
Chapter 3 Linking Poverty to National Policies
  • Combining National Policies and Targeted Interventions
  • The Two-Track Approach
  • Weak Links with Macroeconomic Policies
  • Weak Links with Redistribution Policies
Chapter 9 Integrating Key Issues into Poverty Programmes
  • Weak Links with Gender Policies
  • Weak Links with Environmental Policies
  • Weak Links with Health Initiatives
Chapter 10 Monitoring Progress against Poverty
  • Producing Poverty Data More Frequently
  • Moving to Evaluation
  • Monitoring Income Poverty
  • Monitoring Human Poverty
  • Including the Poor in Poverty Assessments
Chapter 4 Linking Countries' International Policies to Poverty
  • Linking Debt Relief to Poverty Reduction
  • Harnessing Trade for Poverty Reduction
  • Making Aid Work for the Poor
Chapter 5 Governance: The Missing Link
  • Promoting Accountability through Elections
  • Improving Accountability in Finances
  • Expanding Access to Information and Communication
  • Making Decentralization Pro-poor