Foreword vii Acknowledgements ix Contributors xi Litf of Abbreviations xvi List of Tables, Boxes, Figures xx 1, Overview and lessons Learned I Deepa Narayan and Elena Glinskaya 2. India's Milk Revolution 37 Investing in Rural Producer Organizations Verghese Kurien 3. Collective Action by Women Workers 68 The Self-Employed Women's Association, India John Blaxall 4. Empowerment Self-Help Groups 104 Andhra Pradesh Shows the way in India Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar. Deepa Narayan and K. Raju 5. Scaling Up Rural Support Programmes in Pakistan 136 Stephen F. Rasmussen, M. mujtaba Piracha, Rashid Bajwa, Abdul Malik, and Aadil Mansoor 6. Afghanistan 169 Integrating Cnmmipn i ty- Driven Development with Governance Reform Abi Masefied 7. Microfinance in Bangladesh 199 Growth, Achievements, Lemons Hassan Zaman 8. Computerizing Land Records for Farmer Access 219 The Bhoomi Initiative in Karnataki, India Subhash Bhatnagar and Rajiv Chawla 9. E-thoupals and Ruial Transformation 244 Web-Based Tools tor Indian Farmers Kuttayan Annamalai and Sachin RAQ 10. A School for Every Village 277 27 The Education Guarantee Scheme in Madhya Pradesh, India Vimala Ramchandran 11. Expanding Access co Education in Bangladesh 304 Naomi Hossain 1 2. Addressing Urban Infrastructure Needs of the Poor 326 Public-Private partnership in Tamil Nadu, India Sameer, Vyas 1 3. Citizen Report Cards in Bangalore, India 347 A Case Study in Accountability Samual Paul 14. Commentary 379 A Framework for Scaljng up Poverty Reduction Shantayanan Devarajan and Ravi Kanbur Glossary 389 Index 391