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Adjustment and Distribution: The Indian Experience.

Mundle, S.; Tulasidhar, V.B. - Asian Development Bank - 1998

This paper attempts to assess the distributive impact of the economic adjustment program in India. It begins by discussing the analytical complexities of disentangling the impact of reforms from that of other autonomous developments in the economy. It then goes on to isolate and analyze the main...

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Gender Equality and Food Security—Women's Empowerment as a Tool against Hunger

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

There is a strong relationship between gender-based discrimination and the different channels through which households and individuals access food—through own-production, access to waged employment, or social protection. The report shows that while equality of treatment between women and men...

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Food Security in Asia and the Pacific

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

This synthesis report is the result of close, collaborative research initiated by the Asian Development Bank in partnership with Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada; the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; and the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia....

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Food Security and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific: Challenges and Policy Issues

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012

recent gains in poverty reduction. The impact of higher food prices is severe—an additional 112 million people could have … escaped poverty in Asia during the late 2000s if food prices had not increased during the period. Thus, long- and shortterm … strategies are needed to ensure food security and bolster efforts at poverty reduction. Policies to enhance food security that …

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Converting migration drains into gains : harnessing the resources of overseas professionals

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Effectiveness of Central Banks and their role in the global financial crisis : case of selected economies

Akhtar, Shamshad; Lorie, Henri R.; Petersend, Arne - 2009

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Rebuilding Afghanistan's agriculture sector

Kelly, Allan T. - 2003

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Modernizing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures to Facilitate Trade in Agricultural and Food Products: Report on the Development of an SPS Plan for the CAREC Countries

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

This project study was initiated by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as part of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy. Its objective is to identify areas for improvement in the administration and application of sanitary and phytosanitary...

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South Asia Conference on Environmental Justice

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

This publication documents the proceedings of the South Asia Conference on Environmental Justice, held last 24–25 March 2012 at Bhurban, Pakistan. The conference brought together chief justices, senior members of the judiciary, and other legal stakeholders in South Asia, to highlight...

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Gender Statistics in the Southern Caucasus and Central and West Asia: A Situational Analysis Promoting Gender-Inclusive Growth in Central and West Asian Developing Member Countries

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012

, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan), and West Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan). It recommends ways to bridge the gaps in gender data collection …

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