Adaptation, poverty and development : the dynamics of subjective well-being

01 02 In contrast to previous attempts to examine adaptation to climate change in developing countries, the authors focus on how individuals and broader social groups adjust their aspirations, mental states, social values and behaviour as well as practices in response to changes in their personal an...

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Main Author Clark, David Alexander
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 2012
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Edition1
SeriesRethinking International Development series
Subjects
Development Aid
Development Policy
Development Studies
Development Theory
Economic development
Geopolitics
Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection
Political science & theory
Political Science and International Relations
Political Sociology
Politics Of Development
Poverty
Poverty & Homelessness
Poverty & unemployment
Poverty > Developing countries
Poverty > Psychological aspects
Poverty and Human Development
Public Policy
Third World Development
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ISBN9780230360563
0230360564
1137002778
9781137002778
9781349347902
1349347906
DOI10.1057/9781137002778

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Table of Contents:
  • Adaptation and Development – Issues, Evidence and Policy Relevance PART I: ADAPTATION AND DEVELOPMENT: CONCEPTS AND ISSUES Utilitarianism, 'Adaptation' and Paternalism; M.Qizilbash Adaptation: Implications for Development in Theory and Practice PART II: ADAPTATION AND DEVELOPMENT: THREE CASE STUDIES Aspirations, Adaptation and Subjective Well-Being of Rural-Urban Migrants in China; J.Knight & R.Gunatilaka A Multidimensional Analysis of Adaptation in a Developing Country Context; A.Barr Adaptation, Poverty and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from South India; D.Neff PART III: ADAPTATION AND DEVELOPMENT: SPECIFIC ISSUES Subjective Well-being, Disability and Adaptation: A Case Study from Rural Ethiopia; M.Fafchamps & B.Kebede Adaptation of the Rural Working Class in India: A Case Study of Migrant Workers; B.Reddy & W.Olsen
  • Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- 1 Adaptation and Development - Issues, Evidence and Policy Relevance -- Part I Adaptation and Development: Concepts and Issues -- 2 Utilitarianism, 'Adaptation' and Paternalism -- 3 Adaptation: Implications for Development in Theory and Practice -- Part II Adaptation and Development: Three Case Studies -- 4 Aspirations, Adaptation and Subjective Well-Being of Rural-Urban Migrants in China -- 5 A Multidimensional Analysis of Adaptation in a Developing Country Context -- 6 Adaptation, Poverty and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from South India -- Part III Adaptation and Development: Specific Issues -- 7 Subjective Well-Being, Disability and Adaptation: A Case Study from Rural Ethiopia -- 8 Adaptation of the Rural Working Class in India: A Case Study of Migrant Workers -- Name Index -- Subject Index