{"product_id":"membership-based-organizations-of-the-poor-martha-chen-9780415770736","title":"Membership-Based Organizations of the Poor","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis highly topical volume, with contributions from leading experts in the field, explores a variety of questions about membership based organizations of the poor. Analyzing their success and failure and the internal and external factors that play a part, it uses studies from both developed and developing countries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePut together by a group of prestigious editors, the contributors address a range of questions, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat structures and activities characterize MBOPs?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is meant by success and what factors account for success?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the internal (governance structure and leadership) and external (policy environment) factors that account for success?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre these factors replicable across countries or even within countries?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the constraints to successful MBOPs expanding, or to new ones being formed?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat sort of policy environment enables the success of MBOPs and the formation of successful MBOPs?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat types of institutional reforms are needed to ensure the representation of the poor through their own MBOs?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an insightful work, that will be invaluable for students and researchers studying or working in the areas of international and development economics and development studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martha Chen,Renana Jhabvala,Ravi Kanbur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415770734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415770736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.40w x 1.06d","brand":"Martha Chen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48153009553663,"sku":"9780415770736","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a68a773-2e4b-4ed9-8458-49cf94035f22.jpg?v=1770780676","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/membership-based-organizations-of-the-poor-martha-chen-9780415770736","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}