. Chakravarty, Nachiketa Chattopadhyay, and Jacques Silber -- 3. Concepts and measurement of vulnerability to poverty and other …Introduction / Jacques Silber and Guanghua Wan -- 1. An Asian poverty line? issues and options / Stephan Klasen -- 2. A … poverty line contingent on reference groups: implications for the extent of poverty in some Asian countries / Satya R …

's Republic of China / Wang Sangui -- 5. Poverty targeting in Thailand / Peter Warr and Isra Sarntisart -- 6. Poverty targeting in …'s Republic of China, the Philippines and Thailand …1. Experiences with poverty targeting in Asia : an overview / John Weiss -- 2. Poverty targeting in India / Pradeep …

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 …

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

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 …

measurement, not only detailing broad issues but also scrutinising specific domains and aspects of poverty, such as health, energy … Handbook includes case studies that examine poverty across the globe, with a particular focus on covering Africa, China, India …"Currently, works on poverty constitute only a small part of contemporary economic research; however, the field of …

development -- pt. 4. Globalization and inequality -- pt. 5. Strategies for reducing poverty and inequality …pt. 1. Perspectives on Chinese development -- pt. 2. Agriculture and rural poverty -- pt. 3. Dimensions of human …

generation and continuance of urban poverty in China. It is argued that the urban Chinese are not a homogenous social group, but …China's new urban poverty : an introduction -- Poverty incidence and determinants -- Poverty groups : livelihood and …Urban poverty is an emerging problem. This book explores the household and neighbourhood factors that lead to both the …