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E-mail or fax the Publications Unit at + 632 636 2648 to order the printed version of this publication. Applicable shipping cost will be charged. Books, Periodicals, Studies, and Reports ISBN: 1-84376-264-1 Publication Date: August 2003 In stock

In this book, a group of distinguished authors addresses three broad questions: what broad strategies and macroeconomic policies best support poverty reduction efforts in Asia; what role should targeted antipoverty interventions play, and how should such interventions be designed; and how is poverty measured, what new approaches are needed, and how does measurement effect our understanding of poverty. These broad themes are considered together in separate chapters the examining poverty situations in a number of countries in Asia and the Pacific.

A joint publication of the Asian Development Bank and Edward Elgar Publishing.

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The book represents a major scholarly contribution of the Asian Development Bank to the literature on poverty in the region it serves. The organization adopted poverty reduction as the principal objective of its lending in 1999. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of development economics and Asian studies, and will be useful reading for policymakers and development practitioners working in international or nongovernmental organizations.

Contents

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• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Contributors
• Foreword by Tadao Chino, President, ADB
• Acknowledgements
• List of Abbreviations
• Introduction
  Christopher M. Edmonds

Part I – The Macroeconomy, Globalization, and Pro-Poor Growth

• Marginalization in a Globalizing World: Some Plausible Scenarios and Suggestions for Measurement
  Kaushik Basu
  
  
• Balanced Development: An Approach to Development Policy and Priorities
  Graham Pyatt
  
  
• Poverty Analysis and Measurement within a General Equilibrium Framework
  Erik Thorbecke
  
  
• Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty Reduction: Stylized Facts and an Overview of Research
  Ratna Sahay, Paul Cashin, Paolo Mauro, and Catherine Pattillo

Part II – Targeting Urban or Industrial Sectors

• New Technologies, Competitiveness, and Poverty Reduction
  Sanjaya Lall
  
  
• Use of Information Technology for Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Efforts in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh
  Randeep Sudan
  
  
• Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Equitable Growth and Poverty Alleviation
  Dipak Mazumdar

Part III – New Developments and Issues in Poverty Measurement

• Poverty Lines: Eight Countries’ Experiences and the Issue of Specificity and Consistency
  Abuzar Asra and Vivian Santos-Francisco
  
  
• Poverty Comparison in the Philippines: Is What We Know About the Poor Robust?
  Arsenio M. Balisacan
  
  
• Assessing the Poverty Impact of Policy- and Sector-Based Lending
  John Weiss

Part IV – Country Studies

• Pathways of Poverty Reduction: Rural Development and Transmission Mechanisms in the Philippines
  Arsenio M. Balisacan
  
  
• Structural Adjustment, Macroeconomic Policies, and Poverty Trends in Pakistan
  Abdul Razzaq Kemal
  
  
• The Poverty Situation and Policy in Sri Lanka
  Saman Kelegama
  
  
• Pacific Islands: Is Poverty an Issue?
  Christopher Lightfoot and Anthony Joseph Ryan
  
  
• Opening Doors to More Inclusive Societies: The Case of the Pacific Island Countries
  Vijay Naidu

Index