Chronic poverty in Asia : causes, consequences and policies /

Chronic poverty in Asia : causes, consequences and policies /

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Author / Creator:	Dowling, J. Malcolm (John Malcolm)
Imprint:	Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xxxi, 560 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Poverty -- Asia. Poverty -- Government policy -- Asia. Economic assistance, Domestic -- Asia. Poor -- Services for -- Asia. Economic assistance, Domestic. Economics. Poor -- Services for. Poverty. Poverty -- Government policy. Developing countries -- Economic aspects. Asia. Developing countries. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11284830

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Other authors / contributors:	Yap, Chin-Fang.
ISBN:	9789812838872 9812838872 9789812838865 9812838864 1282757679 9781282757677 9786612757679 6612757671
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-540) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Asia contains the bulk of the world's poor, as many as 500 million people. A significant fraction of these poor are chronically poor, which means that they and their families have been poor for years and will remain in poverty unless governmental policies are adopted which can lift them out of poverty. This book focuses on rural poverty and those countries in Asia with the largest number of chronically poor, including the two emerging superpowers of China and India, other countries of South Asia and the Mekong region as well as Indonesia and Philippines in Southeast Asia. Systematic analysis of who is poor, where they live, and why they are poor is carried out. Microeconomic, sector and macroeconomic policies which have been adopted to address this important social issue are also discussed. Through specific country analysis, the book outlines additional concrete measures that can be taken to reduce chronic poverty and improve the welfare of these people.
Other form:	Print version: Dowling, J. Malcolm (John Malcolm). Chronic poverty in Asia. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2009 9789812838865

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Summary:	Asia contains the bulk of the world's poor, as many as 500 million people. A significant fraction of these poor are chronically poor, which means that they and their families have been poor for years and will remain in poverty unless governmental policies are adopted which can lift them out of poverty.This book focuses on rural poverty and those countries in Asia with the largest number of chronically poor, including the two emerging superpowers of China and India, other countries of South Asia and the Mekong region as well as Indonesia and Philippines in Southeast Asia. Systematic analysis of who is poor, where they live, and why they are poor is carried out. Microeconomic, sector and macroeconomic policies which have been adopted to address this important social issue are also discussed. Through specific country analysis, the book outlines additional concrete measures that can be taken to reduce chronic poverty and improve the welfare of these people.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxxi, 560 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-540) and index.
ISBN:	9789812838872 9812838872 9789812838865 9812838864 1282757679 9781282757677 9786612757679 6612757671