Poverty Strategies in Asia: A Growth Plus Approach (ADBI series on Asian Economic Integration and Cooperation) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845429281 ISBN 13: 9781845429287

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Edited by John Weiss, Professor of Development Economics and Associate Dean, Research, University of Bradford, UK and Haider A. Khan, Professor of Economics, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, US and formerly Visiting Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845429281
• ISBN 13: 9781845429287
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Weiss John, Khan Haider A.