Last Mile in Ending Extreme Poverty (Paperback)  | Released: 20 Jul 2015

" Viewed from a global scale, steady progress has been made in reducing extreme poverty--defined by the $1.25-a-day poverty line--over the past three decades. This success has sparked renewed enthusiasm about the possibility of eradicating extreme poverty within a generation. However, progress is expected to become more difficult, and slower, over time. This book will examine three central changes that need to be overcome in traveling the last mile: breaking cycles of conflict, supporting inclusive growth, and managing shocks and risks. By uncovering new evidence and identifying new ideas and solutions for spurring peace, jobs, and resilience in poor countries, The Last Mile in Ending Extreme Poverty will outline an agenda to inform poverty reduction strategies for governments, donors, charities, and foundations around the world. Contents Part I: Peace: Breaking the Cycle of Conflict External finance for state and peace building, Marcus Manuel and Alistair McKechnie, Overseas Development Institute Reforming international cooperation to improve the sustainability of peace, Bruce Jones, Brookings and New York University Bridging state and local communities through livelihood improvements, Ryutaro Murotani, JICA, and Yoichi Mine, JICA-RI and Doshisha University Postconflict trajectories and the potential for poverty reduction, Gary Milante, SIPRI Part II: Jobs: Supporting Inclusive Growth Structural change and Africa's poverty puzzle, John Page, Brookings Public goods for private jobs: lessons from the Pacific, Shane Evans, Michael Carnahan and Alice Steele, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia Strategies for inclusive development in agrarian Sub-Saharan countries, Akio Hosono, JICA-RI The role of agriculture in poverty reduction, John McArthur, Brookings, UN Foundation, and Fung Global Institute Part III: Resilience: Managing Shocks and Risks Environmental stress and conflict, Stephen Smith, George Washington University and Brookings Toward community resilience: The role of social capital after disasters, Go Shimada, JICA-RI Social protection and the end of extreme poverty, Raj Desai, Georgetown University and Brookings "About the Author: " Laurence Chandy is a fellow in the Brookings Global Economy and Development program and the Development Assistance and Governance Initiative. His research focuses on global poverty, fragile states, and aid effectiveness. Hiroshi Kato is the Vice President of JICA. Homi Kharas is a Brookings senior fellow and deputy director of the Brookings Global Economy and Development program. Formerly a chief economist in the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank, Kharas currently studies policies and trends influencing developing countries, including aid to poor countries, the emergence of a middle class, the food crisis, and global governance and the G-20. His most recent coauthored books are After the Spring: Economic Transitions in the Arab World (Oxford University Press, 2012) and Catalyzing Development: A New Vision for Aid (Brookings, 2011). "Table of Contents: From a Billion to Zero: Three Key Ingredients to End Extreme Poverty Laurence Chandy, Hiroshi Kato, and Homi Kharas Part I: Securing Peace No Development without Peace: Laying the Political and Security Foundations Bruce Jones Bridging State and Local Communities in Fragile States: Subnational Institutions as a Strategic Focus to Restore State Legitimacy Ryutaro Murotani and Yoichi Mine Peace Building and State Building in Fragile States: External Support That Works Alastair McKechnie and Marcus Manuel A Thousand Paths to Poverty Reduction Gary Milante Part II: Creating Jobs Agricultures Role in Ending Extreme Poverty John W. McArthur Structural Change and Africas Poverty Puzzle John Page Public Goods for Private Jobs: Lessons from Postconflict Small Island States Shane Evans and Michael Carnahan Transforming Economies for Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Strategies for Sub-Saharan Countries Akio Hosono Part III: Building Resilience Social Policy and the Elimination of Extreme Poverty Raj M. Desai The Two Fragilities: Vulnerability to Conflict, Environmental Stress, and Their Interactions as Challenges to Ending Poverty Stephen C. Smith Toward Community Resilience: The Role of Social Capital after Disasters Go Shimada Contributors Index