reliable route out of poverty for a region that is home to more than 40 percent of the world’s absolute poor. [World Bank …

paper, limiting our focus to the Southeast Asian economies (viz. Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines), we … American economies of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.[Working Paper No.1] …

of the region. This paper examines the relative performances of the PRC, selected ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia …, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand), and India over time, as well as the intensity and changing dynamics of their …

Deforestation in developing and middle income countries is an urgent global problem, affecting climate change, soil … frequently dominated by widely held beliefs concerning the extent of deforestation (that it is large and growing over time), and … its impacts on local livelihoods (that these are adverse and large). Views concerning determinants of deforestation …

This paper provides a synthesis of the experiences of six countries (Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, and …

crops in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines in the presence of trade regulations. [IFPRI Brief No.13] …