Poverty Strategies in Asia: A Growth Plus Approach

by John Weiss and Haider Khan

It is widely recognized that while high and sustained economic growth is critical for poverty reduction, there are other policy interventions that may also be significant in a 'growth plus' approach to poverty reduction. This volume brings together a series of case studies on the poverty impact of alternative interventions in a broad range of Asian economies. The measures examined within the book cover trade liberalization both in general and in a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845429281
• ISBN13: 9781845429287
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 328 Pages