Part 1 Analysis and policy recommendations
1. Introduction
2. A short history of ''pro-poor policy'', 1970-2008
3. The politics of crisis and macro-adjustment
4. Political violence and poverty reduction
5. Long-term poverty reduction strategies
6. Institutions, state capacity, and poverty
7. The global politics of poverty reduction
8. Summary and conclusions
Part 2 Case Studies
9. Argentina
10. Bolivia
11. Malaysia and Indonesia
12. Russia
13. African case studies: Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, and Zimbabwe
1. Introduction
2. A short history of ''pro-poor policy'', 1970-2008
3. The politics of crisis and macro-adjustment
4. Political violence and poverty reduction
5. Long-term poverty reduction strategies
6. Institutions, state capacity, and poverty
7. The global politics of poverty reduction
8. Summary and conclusions
Part 2 Case Studies
9. Argentina
10. Bolivia
11. Malaysia and Indonesia
12. Russia
13. African case studies: Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, and Zimbabwe