Fighting Poverty with Facts: Community-Based Monitoring Systems

This book examines Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) which recognize that the poor must be involved in creating and planning programs that will affect thier well-being.  The data used to create programming must be sound and communities and local authorities must work together to gather the relevant and accurate date.  There are recommendations for policymakers, donor agencies and researchers.  Includes a CD with additional resources.