This book explores the issue of poverty reduction within mainland Southeast Asia with a specific focus on the impact of … the private sector and tourism. Covering Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yunnan, the book discusses how … success in poverty reduction has come about largely through innovation in the private sector, foreign investment and the move …

in India, explains changes in the way it has been measured over time and the factors that lead to persistence of poverty … education and poverty to draw attention to the policy imperatives that need attention. India’s report card on poverty remains … of India’s population continues to suffer poverty in multiple dimensions. SDG 1 or “ending poverty in all its forms …