{"product_id":"poverty-capital-ananya-roy-9780415876728","title":"Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of Development","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2011 Paul Davidoff award!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a book about poverty but it does not study the poor and the powerless; instead it studies those who manage poverty. It sheds light on how powerful institutions control \"capital,\" or circuits of profit and investment, as well as \"truth,\" or authoritative knowledge about poverty. Such dominant practices are challenged by alternative paradigms of development, and the book details these as well. Using the case of microfinance, the book participates in a set of fierce debates about development - from the role of markets to the secrets of successful pro-poor institutions. Based on many years of research in Washington D.C., Bangladesh, and the Middle East, \u003cem\u003ePoverty Capital\u003c\/em\u003e also grows out of the author's undergraduate teaching to thousands of students on the subject of global poverty and inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ananya Roy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415876729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415876728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2010","brand":"Ananya Roy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064968425727,"sku":"9780415876728","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c2778f4-373d-4657-8538-ef20155acb8d.jpg?v=1768672253","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poverty-capital-ananya-roy-9780415876728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}