Poverty strategies in Asia a growth plus approach
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 i...
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| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
2006
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| Summary: | 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 1. Poverty strategies in Asia : growth plus / Haider A. Khan and John Weiss -- 2. Macro-modeling of poverty and the dual-dual model / Haider A. Khan -- 3. Rice market reform and poverty in the Philippines / Caesar B. Cororaton -- 4. Infrastructure and poverty : cross-country evidence / Hossein Jalilian and John Weiss -- 5. Roads and poverty reduction in Lao PDR / Peter Warr -- 6. Poverty, vulnerability and family size : evidence from the Philippines / Aniceto C. Orbeta Jr. -- 7. Poverty targeting in Pakistan : the role of Zakat and the Lady Health Worker Program / G.M. Arif -- 8. Serving the poorest of the poor : the poverty impact of the Khushhali Bank's microfinance lending in Pakistan / Heather Montgomery -- 9. The role of community preferences in targeting the rural poor : evidence from Uttar Pradesh / Pradeep Srivastava -- 10. Contract farming and poverty reduction : the case of organic rice contract farming in Thailand / Sununtar Setboonsarng, PingSun Leung and Junning Cai |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 314 p |
| ISBN: | 9781847203168 9781845429287 1845429281 |