| Download the full text of the
            January 2000 Consultation Draft by individual chapters below. (PDF files  - to read
            you need the free Adobe
            Acrobat Reader. ) | 
           
         
        Table of
        Contents and Summary (85 kb PDF file)  
        Summary French
        Version (103 kb PDF File) 
        Summary Spanish
        Version (88 kb PDF File) 
        Part I: A Framework   
        Chapter 1.
        The Nature and Evolution of Poverty (242 kb PDF file) 
        Chapter 2.
        The Causes of Poverty and a Framework for  Action (181 kb PDF file) 
        Part II: Empowerment   
        Chapter 3.
        Making State Institutions Pro-Poor (238 kb PDF file) 
        Chapter 4.
        Building Social Institutions and Removing Social Barriers (207 kb PDF file) 
        Part III: Security   
        Chapter 5.
        Protecting the Poor (227 kb PDF file) 
        Chapter 6.
        Managing National Shocks: Economic Crises and Natural Disasters (345 kb PDF file) 
        Part IV: Opportunity   
        Chapter 7.
        Building Up Assets (254 kb PDF file) 
        Chapter 8.
        Making Markets Work for the Poor (145 kb PDF file) 
        Part V: International Dimensions   
        Chapter 9.
        International Public Goods (126 kb PDF file) 
        Chapter 10.
        Development Assistance (155 kb PDF file)  |