02772cam a22004454a 4500 482 The World Bank 20260707185115.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 020129s1997 dcu o i001 0 eng 082133848X 14.99 USD 9780821338483 10.1596/0-8213-3848-X (The World Bank)482 166629 137881 Moser, Caroline 204510 Household responses to poverty and vulnerability. Vol. 2, Confronting crisis in Angyalfold, Budapest, Hungary [electronic resource] : Caroline Moser Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 1997 1 online resource (118 p.) This research paper describes the main results from the community of Angyalfold, in Budapest, Hungary. The research is concerned with the strategies adopted by the urban poor to reduce vulnerability and prevent impoverishment during periods of economic stress. This type of study assists policymakers in designing effective locally based solutions that ensure the poor are themselves active agents of growth, rather than passive recipients of compensatory measures. Three features distinguish this study from other poverty studies:a micro-level approach combining households and communities as the main units of analysis, an unusually long period of observation for some communities and households, and a comparative framework offering fours cases with very different economic development levels and institutional contexts. The study concludes with some priority recommendations for action:1) support households in their role as safety net; 2) alleviate constraints on women's labor supply; 3) ensure that social capital is not taken for granted; 4) develop social policy that integrates human capital and social capital; 5) pursue further research; and 6) develop tools and indicators to strengthen the assets of the poor. Description based on print version record. Access to Finance Communities & Human Settlements 204511 Environment Environmental Economics and Policies Finance and Financial Sector Development Health, Nutrition and Population 122488 Housing and Human Habitats 204512 Population Policies 204163 Poverty Reduction Rural Development 5198 Rural Poverty Reduction McIlwaine, Cathy 204513 Moser, Caroline 204510 Print Version: 9780821338483 World Bank e-Library. http://elibrary.worldbank.org/content/book/9780821338483 EBK 166629 137881