TY - BOOK ED - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). TI - Overcoming human poverty : poverty report 2000 / United Nations Development Programme SN - 9211261244 U1 - HC 79 .P6 .O94 2000 CY - New York : United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), c2000. KW - Poverty KW - Poverty – History. KW - Poverty – Government policy. KW - Poverty – International cooperation KW - Poverty – Statistical methods. KW - Poverty – Measurement N1 - “U.N. Sales Number E.99.III.B.2”—(p. [2]); “United Nations Development Programme”—at head of title; Contents: Foreword—Acknowledgements—Acronyms and abbreviations—Executive summary—Chapter 1. The commitments to poverty reduction—Chapter 2. Developing national anti-poverty plans—Chapter 3. Linking poverty to national policies—Chapter 4. Linking countries’ international policies to poverty—Chapter 5. Governance : the missing link—Chapter 6. Pro-poor local governance : the neglected reforms—Chapter 7. The poor organize : the foundation for success—Chapter 8. Focusing resources on the poor—Chapter 9. Integrating key issues into poverty programmes—Chapter 10. Monitoring progress against poverty—Country profiles; Summary: “A new global strategy against poverty needs to be mounted—with more resources, a sharper focus and a stronger commitment. Based on commitments made at the 1995 World Summit for Social Development, developing countries are being encouraged to launch full-scale campaigns against poverty. Yet despite having set ambitious global targets for poverty reduction, donor countries are cutting back on aid and failing to focus what remains on poverty”—(p. 8) ER -