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World Resources 2005 -- The Wealth of the Poor: Managing ecosystems to fight poverty
Box 1.2 Life on a Dollar a Day
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World Resources 2005 -- The Wealth of the Poor: Managing ecosystems to fight poverty
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The Bottom Line: The Principal Messages from World Resources 2005
World Resources 2005: Select graphics
World Resources 2005: Table of Contents
Foreword: Making the Wealth of Nature Work for the Poor
Chapter 1: Nature, Power, and Poverty
Linking Ecosystems, Governance, and Poverty
The Persistence of Poverty
Box 1.1 The Dimensions of Poverty
Growth Alone Is Not Enough
Environment Matters to the Poor
Box 1.2 Life on a Dollar a Day
The Necessities
What Can You Buy for a Dollar?
What You Can't Afford
What the Rural Poor Spend in Morocco
Box 1.2: References
Nature as an Economic Stepping Stone
Better Governance Is Vital for Higher Incomes
Box 1.3 Health, Environment, and Poverty
The Environment as a Route to Democratic Governance
Linking Environment and Governance in the Global Poverty Fight
From Vulnerability to Wealth
Box 1.4 Poverty and Governance in a Global Frame
Chapter 1: References A-M
Chapter 1: References N-Z
Chapter 2: Ecosystems and the Livelihoods of the Poor
Chapter 3: The Role of Governance
Chapter 4: Four Steps to Greater Environmental Income
Chapter 5: Turning Natural Assets Into Wealth: Case studies
Special Section: Global Development Policies -- Making the MDGs and PRSPs Work for the Poor and the Environment
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