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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780729603321

Autore

Dowling J. Malcolm (John Malcolm)

Titolo

Chronic poverty in Asia [[electronic resource] ] : causes, consequences, and policies / / John Malcolm Dowling, Yap Chin-Fang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2009

ISBN

1-282-75767-9

9786612757679

981-283-887-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxi, 560 p. ) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

YapChin-Fang

Disciplina

362.5095

Soggetti

Poverty - Asia

Poverty - Government policy - Asia

Economic assistance, Domestic - Asia

Poor - Services for - Asia

Developing countries Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 505-540) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dimensions of Chronic Poverty in Asia; What Determines Chronic Poverty in Asia?; Dynamics of Chronic Poverty; Microeconomic Policies to Reduce Chronic Poverty; Sector Policies to Reduce Chronic Poverty; Macroeconomic Policies to Reduce Chronic Poverty; Country Experiences; Lessons for the Future and Next Steps.

Sommario/riassunto

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.