We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable...Over the bleached bones and jumbled residues of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words: too late."

Robert Chambers, Institute of Development Studies, author of Whose reality counts?: putting the last first "a tour de force... From Poverty to Power should have many readers, especially policy-makers in governments and aid agencies, concerned citizens, academics, activists, and students and teachers. As a text for development courses, a source of reference, and a treasury of ideas and striking examples of successes, it should inform and inspire all who are committed to policy and practice for a better world."