Trade and poverty reduction in the Asia-Pacific region : case studies and lessons from low-income communities /

Trade and poverty reduction in the Asia-Pacific region : case studies and lessons from low-income communities /

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Imprint:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (xxi, 795 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Language:English
Subject:
Poverty -- Asia -- Case studies.
Poverty -- Pacific Area -- Case studies.
Asia -- Commerce -- Case studies.
Pacific Area -- Commerce -- Case studies.
Asia -- Economic policy -- Case studies.
Pacific Area -- Economic policy -- Case studies.
Developing countries -- Economic policy -- Case studies.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12597285
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Varying Form of Title:Trade & Poverty Reduction in the Asia-Pacific Region
Other authors / contributors:Stoler, Andrew L., editor.
Redden, Jim, 1955- editor.
Jackson, Lee Ann, editor.
World Trade Organization, issuing body.
Australian Agency for International Development, issuing body.
University of Adelaide. Institute for International Trade, issuing body.
ISBN:9781139162128 (ebook)
9780521768368 (hardback)
9780521745307 (paperback)
Notes:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Summary:This book explores the complex relationship between international trade and poverty reduction through a combination of research papers and contemporary case studies. Written mainly by developing-country authors in consultation with local businesses and communities, the case studies contribute to our understanding of the ways in which low-income communities are dealing with trade as a practical challenge, especially in the Asia-Pacific region where approximately two-thirds of the world's poor live. While making it clear that there is no 'one size fits all' formula, the research and stories highlight a number of necessary preconditions, such as political commitment and cooperation at all levels, if trade is to successfully reduce poverty. Openness to trade, serious commitment to domestic reform, trade-related capacity building, a robust and responsible private sector and access to the markets of developed countries are all identified as powerful tools for building trade-related sustainable development.
Other form:Print version: 9780521768368
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Overview paper: The economic effects of trade on poverty reduction
  • Part I. Transnational Corporations, Trade and Poverty Reduction: Thematic paper: Transnational corporations and the global supply chain
  • Case studies
  • 1. Cambodia's textile and garment industry
  • 2. Australia's WTO trade policy changes & the future of a Samoan car parts investor
  • 3. The textile and clothing sector in Indonesia
  • 4. TNCs and the footwear industry âÇô women in Jakarta
  • 5. Pakistan: the arrival and departure of Nike
  • 6. Vietnam âÇô Intel and the electronics sector
  • Part II. Trade in Agriculture and Poverty Reduction: Thematic paper: Agriculture and trade solutions for rural poverty
  • Case studies
  • 7. Food aid: commitments and oversight
  • 8. Indigenous Nepalese and trade liberalisation
  • 9. Samoan agricultural policy - graduating from LDC status
  • 10. Bali's ornamental fishing industry
  • 11. The rice sector in West Java
  • 12. Chinese agricultural policy âÇô Central and Western Province
  • Part III. Trade in Services and Poverty Reduction: Thematic paper: Future of trade in services for developing countries
  • Case studies
  • 13. ICT services in Uganda
  • 14. Health services in Malaysia
  • 15. Trade in services liberalisation in India
  • 16. Trade, aid and services in Tanzania
  • 17. Telecommunications reform in the Pacific and the case of Vanuatu
  • Part IV. Migration, Labour Mobility and Poverty Reduction: Thematic paper: Migration, labour mobility and poverty reduction
  • Case studies
  • 18. Migrant labour and remittances in Bangladesh
  • 19. Migrant remittances in the state of Kerala, India
  • 20. Migrant workers and the role of remittances in Indonesia
  • 21. Labour mobility and poverty reduction in Tonga
  • Part V. Trade and Poverty Reduction in Small and Vulnerable Economies: Thematic paper: Trade strategies for poverty reduction in SVEs
  • Case studies
  • 22. Lombok pots
  • 23. Plantations to professors in Grenada
  • 24. Fisheries subsidies and the western and central Pacific
  • 25. Trade and youth unemployment in East Timor
  • 26. Trade reform and poverty reduction in PNG
  • Future of the Fiji garment industry

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