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    Songs of Freedom: Rural Women’s Experiences of Poverty and Development in Jamaica

    Chambers S 2017.pdf (7.898Mb)
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    Open access
    Authors
    Chambers, Siddier Elizabeth Shirley
    Date
    2017
    Supervisor
    Prof. John Phillimore
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
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    Faculty
    Curtin Business School
    School
    John Curtin Institute of Public Policy
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59675
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    • Curtin Theses
    Abstract

    This study examined poverty alleviation strategies of the Government of Jamaica, through an evaluation of the impact of the Rural Economic Development Initiative project on a sample of rural women. Using Sen’s capability approach, a broader understanding of poverty and human development in rural communities emerged. The project had an impact on all dimensions of poverty, but the process of development valued by the women was not the same as that of the government.

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