LEADER 02966oam 2200565I 450 001 9910465042703321 005 20200921172151.0 010 $a1-315-76738-4 010 $a1-317-66328-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315767383 035 $a(CKB)3710000000185942 035 $a(EBL)1734148 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001262525 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12416091 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001262525 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11216815 035 $a(PQKB)11107874 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1734148 035 $a(OCoLC)884549870 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000185942 100 $a20180706d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe state and the advocate $ecase studies on development policy in Asia /$fTeresita Cruz-del Rosario 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (315 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-69356-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Opening Laos: the Nam Theun 2 hydropower project; 2 The Congress for People's Agrarian Reform in the Philippines; 3 New kid on the block: Chinese development assistance in Asia; 4 Lessons in regional economic cooperation: the case of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); 5 Whither the trees and the forests? The Task Force Total Commercial Log Ban in the Philippines; 6 Protecting the domestic worker: the case of Sri Lanka 327 $a7 Myanmar's development: an opportunity for genuine transformation8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis book seeks to demonstrate the role of public policy in support of equitable and inclusive development. The achievement of this overarching goal rests on an assumption that development does not happen by chance or by accident, but rather, through the deliberate application of analytical tools which public policy is able to provide. Set within an Asian context, the book emphasizes the role of public policy in reducing poverty, eliminating deprivation, promoting equity, and ensuring social justice. The book likewise aims to provide an argument for the developmental role of the sta 606 $aEconomic development projects$zAsia$vCase studies 606 $aSustainable development$zAsia$vCase studies 607 $aAsia$xEconomic policy$vCase studies 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEconomic development projects 615 0$aSustainable development 676 $a338.95 700 $aDel Rosario$b Teresita Cruz-$0985649 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465042703321 996 $aThe state and the advocate$92252961 997 $aUNINA