Foreword
Chapter 1 - Think Again, Again
TRAPPED IN POVERTY?
PART I - Private Lives
Chapter 2 - A Billion Hungry People?
ARE THERE REALLY A BILLION HUNGRY PEOPLE?
ARE THE POOR REALLY EATING WELL, AND EATING ENOUGH?
WHY DO THE POOR EAT SO LITTLE?
SO IS THERE REALLY A NUTRITION-BASED POVERTY TRAP?
Chapter 3 - Low-Hanging Fruit for Better (Global) Health?
THE HEALTH TRAP
WHY AREN’T THESE TECHNOLOGIES USED MORE?
UNDERSTANDING HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR
THE VIEW FROM OUR COUCH
Chapter 4 - Top of the Class
SUPPLY-DEMAND WARS
THE CURSE OF EXPECTATIONS
WHY SCHOOLS FAIL
REENGINEERING EDUCATION
Chapter 5 - Pak Sudarno’s Big Family
WHAT IS WRONG WITH LARGE FAMILIES?
DO THE POOR CONTROL THEIR FERTILITY DECISIONS?
CHILDREN AS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
THE FAMILY
PART II - Institutions
Chapter 6 - Barefoot Hedge-Fund Managers
THE HAZARDS OF BEING POOR
THE HEDGE
WHERE ARE THE INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR THE POOR?
Chapter 7 - The Men from Kabul and the Eunuchs of India: The (Not So) Simple ...
LENDING TO THE POOR
MICRO INSIGHTS FOR A MACRO PROGRAM
DOES MICROCREDIT WORK?
THE LIMITS OF MICROCREDIT
HOW CAN LARGER FIRMS BE FINANCED?
Chapter 8 - Saving Brick by Brick
WHY THE POOR DON’T SAVE MORE
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SAVINGS
POVERTY AND THE LOGIC OF SELF-CONTROL
Chapter 9 - Reluctant Entrepreneurs
CAPITALISTS WITHOUT CAPITAL
THE BUSINESSES OF THE POOR
GOOD JOBS
Chapter 10 - Policies, Politics
POLITICAL ECONOMY
CHANGES AT THE MARGIN
DECENTRALIZATION AND DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE
AGAINST POLITICAL ECONOMY
In Place of a Sweeping Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
Index
Copyright Page
Chapter 1 - Think Again, Again
TRAPPED IN POVERTY?
PART I - Private Lives
Chapter 2 - A Billion Hungry People?
ARE THERE REALLY A BILLION HUNGRY PEOPLE?
ARE THE POOR REALLY EATING WELL, AND EATING ENOUGH?
WHY DO THE POOR EAT SO LITTLE?
SO IS THERE REALLY A NUTRITION-BASED POVERTY TRAP?
Chapter 3 - Low-Hanging Fruit for Better (Global) Health?
THE HEALTH TRAP
WHY AREN’T THESE TECHNOLOGIES USED MORE?
UNDERSTANDING HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR
THE VIEW FROM OUR COUCH
Chapter 4 - Top of the Class
SUPPLY-DEMAND WARS
THE CURSE OF EXPECTATIONS
WHY SCHOOLS FAIL
REENGINEERING EDUCATION
Chapter 5 - Pak Sudarno’s Big Family
WHAT IS WRONG WITH LARGE FAMILIES?
DO THE POOR CONTROL THEIR FERTILITY DECISIONS?
CHILDREN AS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
THE FAMILY
PART II - Institutions
Chapter 6 - Barefoot Hedge-Fund Managers
THE HAZARDS OF BEING POOR
THE HEDGE
WHERE ARE THE INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR THE POOR?
Chapter 7 - The Men from Kabul and the Eunuchs of India: The (Not So) Simple ...
LENDING TO THE POOR
MICRO INSIGHTS FOR A MACRO PROGRAM
DOES MICROCREDIT WORK?
THE LIMITS OF MICROCREDIT
HOW CAN LARGER FIRMS BE FINANCED?
Chapter 8 - Saving Brick by Brick
WHY THE POOR DON’T SAVE MORE
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SAVINGS
POVERTY AND THE LOGIC OF SELF-CONTROL
Chapter 9 - Reluctant Entrepreneurs
CAPITALISTS WITHOUT CAPITAL
THE BUSINESSES OF THE POOR
GOOD JOBS
Chapter 10 - Policies, Politics
POLITICAL ECONOMY
CHANGES AT THE MARGIN
DECENTRALIZATION AND DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE
AGAINST POLITICAL ECONOMY
In Place of a Sweeping Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
Index
Copyright Page