While acknowledging the strategic importance of industrial competitiveness in the national vision of development and poverty reduction, Governments of developing countries often do not have at their disposal an adequate framework of analysis – unavailable information, lack of detailed knowledge and analytical tools, etc. – to gain maximum advantage for decision-making purposes. This report attempts to fill those gaps.

From Poverty to Power is essential reading for anyone involved in change processes around the world. A new take on development for the 21st century, Oxfam International's new book provides critical insights into the massive human and economic costs of inequality and poverty and proposes realistic solutions.