Poverty Strategies in Asia: A Growth Plus ApproachJohn Weiss, Haider Khan Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006 M01 1 - 328 pages . . . the volume makes interesting reading. . . The language of the text is indeed lucid and the organization of the materials could not have been better. Arup Mitra, The Developing Economies This is an important book making a convincing case that structu |
Contents
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2 Macromodeling of poverty and the dualdual model | 41 |
3 Rice market reform and poverty in the Philippines | 90 |
crosscountry evidence | 124 |
5 Roads and poverty reduction in Lao PDR | 145 |
evidence from the Philippines | 171 |
the case of zakat and the Lady Health Worker program | 194 |
the poverty impact of the Khushhali Banks microfinance lending in Pakistan | 222 |
evidence from Uttar Pradesh | 245 |
the case of organic rice contract farming in Thailand | 266 |
Index | 301 |
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