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- Title
The potential of asset-based development strategies for poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Authors
Ssewamala, Fred M.; Sperber, Elizabeth; Zimmerman, Jamie M.; Karimli, Leyla
- Abstract
Ssewamala FM, Sperber, ES, Zimmerman JM, Karimli L. The potential of asset-based development strategies for poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 433–443 © 2010 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and International Journal of Social Welfare. This article explores the potential of a relatively new approach to social development as a poverty alleviation strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): asset-based development, an integrated approach to human, social, and economic capital formation. It considers the theoretical framework guiding asset-based development and the accompanying set of programmatic and policy-level tools for poverty alleviation in SSA. After considering the recent historical and theoretical contexts of the approach, the authors examine the potential of asset-based development programs, specifically savings-led microfinance programs for the poor, to engender development and, more specifically, poverty alleviation in the region. Major challenges and directions for future research are presented.
- Subjects
AFRICA; SUB-Saharan Africa; POVERTY; SOCIAL development; MICROFINANCE -- Social aspects; SUSTAINABLE development; INDIVIDUAL development accounts; PREVENTION; ECONOMIC conditions in Africa
- Publication
International Journal of Social Welfare, 2010, Vol 19, Issue 4, p433
- ISSN
1369-6866
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1468-2397.2010.00738.x