The rise of Asia is something of a myth. During 1990-2005 China accounted for 28 percent of global growth, measured at … Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). India accounted for 9 percent. The rest of developing Asia, with nearly a billion people …

social capital measures to assess the impact of a pilot program that was randomly rolled out in rural villages in Cambodia …

social capital measures to assess the impact of a pilot program that was randomly rolled out in rural villages in Cambodia …

This paper evaluates a primary school scholarship program in Cambodia with two different targeting mechanisms, one … based on poverty level and the other on baseline test scores ( "merit" ). Both targeting mechanisms increased enrollment and …

, of apparel employment in developing countries. This paper focuses on how the forces of globalization, specifically the … household and labor force surveys from Cambodia and Sri Lanka to estimate both apparel wage premiums relative to other … traditional trade theory (e.g., the Heckscher-Ohlin and Stolper-Samuelson theorems) to analyze the effect of globalization on …

shown the challenges faced in Africa by this population, especially women, but it remains unknown in Cambodia and the Lao …

-Saharan Africa (ECOWAS and SADC), Asia (AFTA and SAPTA) and Latin America (CACM, CAN, and MERCOSUR), estimating their impacts on …

This paper examines opportunities for Sub-Saharan African countries to effectively participate in globalization … gain benefits from global network trade? Over the past 15 years Asia has become Africa's fastest growing export market … will not continue in the near future. The authors acknowledge the numerous caveats in Asia's growing interest in the …

An export-oriented development strategy fostered the Asia Paci?c region?s economic success, making it the fastest … demand from China boosted intraregional trade in Asia. Although China?s Asian trading partners bene?t from increasing exports …