Poverty targeting in Asia

1. Experiences with poverty targeting in Asia : an overview / John Weiss -- 2. Poverty targeting in India / Pradeep Srivastava -- 3. Poverty targeting in Indonesia / Ari A. Perdana and John Maxwell -- 4. Poverty targeting in the People's Republic of China / Wang Sangui -- 5. Poverty targeting i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weiss, John
Corporate Author: Asian Development Bank Institute
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K Edward Elgar c2005
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:1. Experiences with poverty targeting in Asia : an overview / John Weiss -- 2. Poverty targeting in India / Pradeep Srivastava -- 3. Poverty targeting in Indonesia / Ari A. Perdana and John Maxwell -- 4. Poverty targeting in the People's Republic of China / Wang Sangui -- 5. Poverty targeting in Thailand / Peter Warr and Isra Sarntisart -- 6. Poverty targeting in the Philippines / Arsenio Balisacan and Rosemarie Edillon -- 7. Micro-finance and poverty reduction in Asia / John Weiss, Heather Montgomery and Elvira Kurmanalieva
Following a comprehensive overview by the editor, this book offers a detailed assessment of the results of directly channelling resources to the poor and extensively discusses the experience of five Asian countries--India, Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines and Thailand
Physical Description:xvii, 282 p ill., maps
ISBN:9781845421236
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