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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

business cycle and growth /Pedro Leão --A Keynesian model of unemployment and growth : theory /John Cornwall --A Keynesian … model of unemployment and growth : an empirical test /Wendy Cornwall --The relevance of the Cambridge … reduce poverty? : in search of the trickle down effect in rural India /Santonu Basu and Sushanta Mallick --Strategy for …

of free trade on the rate of unemployment, since it assumes full employment at the outset. By focusing on the …The world's increasing integration through trade and the persistence of high unemployment in Europe, and other areas of … the world, highlight the need to understand the implications of free trade for unemployment. Trade, Jobs and Wages …

the labor supply of elderly male workers -- 6. Strengthening employment-based pensions -- 7. Retirement provision …

compensation for income losses or large expenditures due to reasons such as illness and unemployment. After extensive coverage of …