The state and the advocate : case studies on development policy in Asia / / Teresita Cruz-del Rosario
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| Autore: |
Del Rosario Teresita Cruz-
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| Titolo: |
The state and the advocate : case studies on development policy in Asia / / Teresita Cruz-del Rosario
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (315 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.95 |
| Soggetto topico: | Economic development projects - Asia |
| Sustainable development - Asia | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Asia Economic policy Case studies |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; 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 |
| 7 Myanmar's development: an opportunity for genuine transformation8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The state and the advocate |
| ISBN: | 1-315-76738-4 |
| 1-317-66328-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910465042703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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