Many cities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America face serious problems managing their wastes. Two of the major problems … cities - particularly in Africa and Asia - collect less than half of the waste generated. Most wastes are disposed of in open … exist in improving the management of waste in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It is argued that, despite a worsening trend …

jobs. We combine household survey data from 12 low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Latin America, and sub …

countries of the region. In much of East and Southeast Asia, the Green Revolution brought a quantum leap in yields of staple … growth and urbanization, which in turn induced deeper agrarian change and food system transformations. In South Asia, these … insecurity in this part of Asia remain. These challenges remain in a context of relatively advanced urbanization, strongly …

Many international organizations, governments and academics concerned with economic development look to Asia's success … East and South East Asia and asks: what can other developing countries learn from Asia's success, if anything? The study … developing nations of today cannot ignore the rise of Asia and the study identifies useful insights from the Asian experience …

deceleration. This questions the postulate of the epicentre of urbanization shifting to Asia. It also lends credence to the thesis … attract global and domestic capital into cities, governments would not interfere with 'elitist interests'. Asia, thus, is …