Capitalizing on recent estimates of infrastructure financing requirements in Asia, this paper frames a scenario for … quantitatively the economy-wide welfare effects of developing regional infrastructure in Asia, using a global computable general … energy infrastructure during 2010–2020, developing Asia is likely to reap welfare gains of US$1,616.3 billion (in 2008 …

achieve regional connectivity through an Asia-wide transport infrastructure. [WP 140] …Lack of full regional connectivity is one of the major constraints hindering regional growth and integration in Asia …, as well as with the rest of the world. One of the conclusions of this paper is that Asia must strengthen its physical …

The present study attempts to capture chronic poverty in Sri Lanka by examining general information on poverty and … experience poverty over many years (or all their lives) are examined in this review. These include the internally displaced …

poverty alleviation in Laos and neighbouring countries in the Mekong Region. URL: [http://polisproject.org/PDFs/Baird%202009 …

Pre-harvest lean seasons are widespread in the agrarian areas of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Every year, these … seasonal famines force millions of people to succumb to poverty and hunger. An incentive of $8.50 is assigned to households in …

Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments are the principal means of financing health care throughout much of Asia. The paper … comparing poverty headcounts and gaps before and after OOP health payments. Presented here is the first cross …-country comparisons of the impoverishing effect of OOP payments measured against the international poverty standards of $1 and $2 per …