Poverty Strategies in Asia

A Growth Plus Approach

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19901950
AutoresAsian Development Bank
EditoresJohn Weiss, Haider Ali Khan (0000-0003-0586-3633)
Año2006
Fecha de publicación2006-10-27
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaPoverty Strategies in Asia (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialEdward Elgar Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4337/9781847203168
OpenAlexW784634956
Open LibraryOL22743793M
ISBN9781847203168
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4

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

Geography · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Global trade and economics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality