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MicroFranchising : creating wealth at the bottom of the pyramid

Fairbourne, Jason S. (contributor); … - 2007

and Mathias Herr -- Current international development tools to combat poverty / Warner Woodworth -- Opportunities for …This unique book provides an overview of the need to alleviate poverty and what methods have been used in the past to … be used in poverty alleviation. Different models of microfranchising are reviewed and specific case studies highlighted …

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Climate change and sustainable development : new challenges for poverty reduction

Opschoor, Johannes B. (contributor); … - 2009

sustainable development and poverty reduction within the context of global development … services approach. : income, inequality and poverty / Kerry Turner and Brendan Fisher -- 3. Ecospace, humanspace and climate … to climate conflict : who is taking the heat for global warming? / Betsy Hartmann -- 10. Rural poverty, cotton production …

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Poverty targeting in Asia

Weiss, John (contributor) - 2005

1. Experiences with poverty targeting in Asia : an overview / John Weiss -- 2. Poverty targeting in India / Pradeep … Srivastava -- 3. Poverty targeting in Indonesia / Ari A. Perdana and John Maxwell -- 4. Poverty targeting in the People …'s Republic of China / Wang Sangui -- 5. Poverty targeting in Thailand / Peter Warr and Isra Sarntisart -- 6. Poverty targeting in …

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Poverty strategies in Asia : a growth plus approach

Khan, Haider Ali (contributor); Weiss, John (contributor) - 2006

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 …

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Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction?

Ahmad, Ehtisham (contributor); Brosio, Giorgio (contributor) - 2009

Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction? Drawing on cutting edge research, expert …

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Testing global interdependence : issues on trade, aid, migration and development

Aryeetey, Ernest (contributor); … - 2007

Trade reforms and poverty-- the case of Cambodia / Isidro Soloaga -- International exposure, unionization, and market …

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Economic growth : new directions in theory and policy

Arestis, Philip (contributor); … - 2007

reduce poverty? : in search of the trickle down effect in rural India /Santonu Basu and Sushanta Mallick --Strategy for …

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Ecological economics of the oceans and coasts

Patterson, M. G. (ed.); Glavovic, Bruce Christopher (ed.) - 2008

This timely book offers a fresh view on how oceans and coasts are, and should be, managed. The urgency of this issue is increasingly being recognized, as critical limits to the economic exploitation of our oceans and coasts are reached. The authors argue that ecological economics is in a unique...

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The dynamics of regional development : the Philippines in East Asia

Balisacan, A. M. (ed.); Hill, Hal (ed.) - Asian Development Bank Institute - 2007

A decade and a half since the Philippines embarked on a major program of decentralization, the authors of this book have undertaken a detailed examination of all aspects of the nation's regional dynamics and policies. Their analysis extends to comparable experiences in East Asia, particularly...

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Handbook on the South Asian economies

Chowdhury, Anis (contributor); … - 2008

This Handbook on the South Asian Economies (a companion to the Handbook on the Northeast and Southeast Asian Economies) is a comprehensive and unique collection of original studies on the economic and social development of countries in South Asia. The analytical narratives draw upon a wide range...

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