Preface
This book is made possible by financial support from the Research Support Budget of the World Bank, the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP), and the Rapid Social Response (RSR) Program. The KCP is designed to promote high-quality, cutting-edge research that creates knowledge to support policies for poverty reduction and sustainable development. KCP is funded by the generous contributions of Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, the European Commission, Finland, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, ABN AMRO Bank, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. RSR is a multidonor endeavor to help the world’s poorest countries build effective social protection and labor systems that safeguard poor and vulnerable people against severe shocks and crises. RSR has been generously supported by Australia, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. James Foster is grateful to the Elliott School of International Affairs and Dean Michael Brown for facilitating research on global poverty and international development. The Ultra-poverty Initiative of its Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), spearheaded by its former director, Stephen Smith, has been a focal point of these efforts. A major gift to the Elliott School from an anonymous donor significantly enhanced the research capacity of IIEP and helped make the present project a reality.
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