: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE ASIA PACIFIC -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Poverty And Development in the … Asia Pacific: An Overview of Issues -- Poverty and its Dimensions -- Social Poverty and Women -- Measurement of Poverty … -- Causes of Poverty -- Poverty Alleviation Measures -- Concluding Remarks -- Refernces -- Poverty Alleviation and Development …

Poverty reduction remains a major development challenge in much of Asia and the Pacific. Historically, technology has … technological impetus — as well as improved policies and institutions — are needed to address the persistent poverty problem in some …

promoting gender equality contributes to higher productivity, income growth, and poverty reduction; improves the opportunities …