aggregate and sectoral implications of higher spending on infrastructure in three very different Asian countries: China …Public spending on infrastructure plays an important role in promoting economic growth and poverty alleviation …. Empirical studies unequivocally show that under-investment in infrastructure limit economic growth. At the same time, numerous …

This book looks at the major policy challenges facing developing Asia and how the region sustains rapid economic growth … to reduce multidimensional poverty through socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable measures. Asia is facing …; breakdown of poverty into chronic and transitory components; and a comparative study on poverty issues in Asia and other regions …

This book looks at the major policy challenges facing developing Asia and how the region sustains rapid economic growth … to reduce multidimensional poverty through socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable measures. Asia is facing …; breakdown of poverty into chronic and transitory components; and a comparative study on poverty issues in Asia and other regions …