Information processing during slow wave sleep

Living with imperfect comparisons

“…The latter has developed into an international and comparative field of research with a worldwide impact on how to measure and define poverty. Lately the professional understanding of poverty and the poor has come to the forefront, through as diverse approaches as ethical discussions on the convergence of values between social workers and cl ients, participatory research as an expression of grassroot democracy, and the limitations of bureaucrats when they try to reach out to the poor (Chambers, 1996). 6 Theoretical knowledge about poverty processes is limited altogether.…”

“…Lately the professional understanding of poverty and the poor has come to the forefront, through as diverse approaches as ethical discussions on the convergence of values between social workers and cl ients, participatory research as an expression of grassroot democracy, and the limitations of bureaucrats when they try to reach out to the poor (Chambers, 1996). 6 Theoretical knowledge about poverty processes is limited altogether. Although 'everybody' has his or her own theory about the cause(s) of poverty, the scientific foundation for poverty understanding is still weak.…”