important published work on the subject, addresses a core issue of contention: the implications of globalization for poverty and …Globalization provokes both excitement and fear. This comprehensive collection, which brings together some of the most … economists. Globalization may be regarded by some as the realization of new opportunities through the removal of barriers to the …

This book investigates the relationships between rural poverty, risk, and development. Building upon the author's work … affects rural poverty levels in developing countries. In particular the book examines what we do and do not know about risk …1. Introduction -- 2. Risk and poverty -- 3. The risk coping strategies of the rural poor -- 4. The limits to risk …

The importance of agricultural growth to poverty reduction is well known, but the specific channels through which the …

1. Poverty strategies in Asia : growth plus / Haider A. Khan and John Weiss -- 2. Macro-modeling of poverty and the …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 …

'poverty miracle' and argues for the development and use of an Asia-specific poverty line. This is a timely and … multidimensional assessment of the much-neglected issues of, and links between, poverty, vulnerability, and ethnicity in Asia. It will …Introduction / Jacques Silber and Guanghua Wan -- 1. An Asian poverty line? issues and options / Stephan Klasen -- 2. A …

transformation in developing Asia and the challenges and opportunities represented by megacities in developing Asia. Crucially, the …

pt. 1. China as a growth engine of Asia and the world -- pt. 2. Impacts on Korea's economy -- pt. 3. Impacts on Korean …

Asia? / Gérard Roland -- ch. 10. Conclusion : searching for models of regional integration in northeast Asia / Jehoon Park …

Asia is highly regarded as one of the fastest growing regions in the world, and this unique Handbook focuses on the … Handbook examines more than 40 countries in Asia and allows researchers to compare the environment for entrepreneurship, the …-known scholars who provide insight into how government policies have affected the internationalization of small firms in Asia …

on to explore the continuing globalization of financial markets, including further innovations in information …