Poverty Strategies in Asia

A Growth Plus Approach

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

2 689 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Poverty Strategies in Asia is an examination of a wide range of measures aimed at reducing poverty in the region.It is widely recognized that while high and sustained economic growth is critical for poverty reduction, there are other policy interventions that may also be significant in a 'growth plus' approach to poverty reduction. This volume brings together a series of case studies on the poverty impact of alternative interventions in a broad range of Asian economies. The measures examined within the book cover trade liberalization both in general and in a specific market, infrastructure investment (particularly in roads), population policies, cash transfers, microfinance, employment guarantee programs and contract farming. The countries covered include the Philippines, Lao PDR, Pakistan, India and Thailand. While the results illustrated by the contributors are mixed, they demonstrate the potential for further progress in poverty reduction.This latest joint publication by the ADBI and Edward Elgar Publishing will be warmly welcomed by scholars and researchers of Asian studies and development. Professional economists within international and bilateral development agencies and policymakers will also find much to engage them.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-10-27
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieADBI series on Asian Economic Integration and Cooperation
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781845429287

Tillhör följande kategorier

Contents:ForewordPeter McCawley1. Poverty Strategies in Asia: Growth PlusHaider A. Khan and John Weiss2. Macro-Modeling of Poverty and the Dual–Dual ModelHaider A. Khan3. Rice Market Reform and Poverty in the PhilippinesCaesar B. Cororaton4. Infrastructure and Poverty: Cross-Country EvidenceHossein Jalilian and John Weiss5. Roads and Poverty Reduction in Lao PDRPeter Warr6. Poverty, Vulnerability and Family Size: Evidence from the PhilippinesAniceto C. Orbeta Jr7. Poverty Targeting in Pakistan: The Role of Zakat and the Lady Health Worker ProgramG.M. Arif8. Serving the Poorest of the Poor: The Poverty Impact of the Khushhali Bank’s Microfinance Lending in PakistanHeather Montgomery9. The Role of Community Preferences in Targeting the Rural Poor: Evidence from Uttar PradeshPradeep Srivastava10. Contract Farming and Poverty Reduction: The Case of Organic Rice Contract Farming in ThailandSununtar Setboonsarng, PingSun Leung and Junning CaiIndex