participated actively in the process of globalization. However, possible interlinks between population urbanization and trade …

This paper aims to depict the post-Second World War poverty and inequality trends in Asia, its sub-regions, and … inequality in Asia. Analytical results confirm significant reductions in poverty across the board due to fast growth, although … the benign effect of growth on poverty was offset by worsening distribution in many economies. Looking ahead, Asia is …

An Asian poverty line? Issues and options / Stephan Klasen -- A poverty line contingent on reference groups …: implications for the extent of poverty in some Asian countries / Satya R. Chakravarty, Nachiketa Chattopadhyay and Jacques Silber … -- Concepts and measurment of vulnerablility to poverty and other issues: a review of literature / Tomoki Fujii -- Measuring the …

ante impact assessment, focusing specifically on how the global recession will affect poverty and social expenditures in …; and, second, to assess how the income effects are transmitted to poverty and social spending …