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• A comment on Conversation: In addition to increasing income, what else should poverty eradication include?

  Dec 20 2011: Yes, Manuel, coordination among various actors would be very effective. Ideally, this should be orchestrated by country institutions or governments . And that is where the biggest challenge lies- the capacity, motivations and incentives of government institutions are not always aligned, nor inspiring. Non governmental agencies and donors have a key role to pay here. Donor coordination unfortunately has also not progressed much, despite innumerable high level conferences. Perhaps the answer les in developing customized solutions case by case, country by country, based on these broad principles?

• A comment on Conversation: In addition to increasing income, what else should poverty eradication include?

  Dec 20 2011: Let us go upstream on the Poverty value chain - factors that lead to poverty or maintain poverty. Consider factors that feed on each other, such as lack of opportunities for the poor o be gainfully employed, lack of skills, lack of education, health in early childhood, and having a say in developing public policy. Increase in income is only the end of the chain! Poverty eradication, to be sustainable, must involve action targeted at each of these stages in the value chain. Different segments of poor would benefit from actions at different stages. All poor people have a right to these, yet are so often denied these.