Goals of alternative development strategies: rapid growth of per capita income versus basic needs fulfilment. The latter include improvement of nutrition, health and educational opportunities. The author argues that education should serve as the leading edge of the human resource development...

In recent decades the Indian subcontinent has displayed remarkable invariance in the incidence of working poverty despite strong economic performance. It is widely held that education can rescue households from various types of poverty traps created by information problems and incorrect...

This paper assesses the case for promoting financial education in Asia. It argues that the benefits of investing in financial education can be substantial. Data are limited, but indicate low financial literacy scores for selected Asian countries. As economies develop, access to financial...