poverty reduction in still disadvantaged regions of Asia will need to be different as well. … 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 …

development, and strategies to achieve land justice in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The resulting picture … Capitalism : The Political Economy of Land Governance in Cambodia / Jean-Christophe Diepart and Carl Middleton -- "Thirty … Thousand Hectares Will Not Be a Problem" : The Politics of Large-Scale Land Development in Laos / Michael Dwyer -- Legacies of …

-Border Trade in Rice from Cambodia to Vietnam -- 20. Cross-Border Trade in Sticky Rice from Laos to Vietnam -- 21. Issues of Rice … Thailand, Central Laos, Southeastern Cambodia, and the Mekong Delta. The final section examines the implications for rice … Province -- 5. From Subsistence to Commercial Rice Farming in Laos -- 6. Adapting the Green Revolution for Laos -- 7. Rainfed …

evaluate the economic, social and environmental impacts of alternative policy changes in Asia and the Pacific. The CGE analysis … through investment liberalization. While results vary across subregions in the Asia-Pacific, both trade facilitation and … that liberalization policies increase CO2 emissions at the regional level. Importantly, economic growth in Asia and the …

Asia and the Pacific, and particularly for emerging Asian economies, which are heavily dependent on imported energy and … resources. Acknowledging this fact, individual governments in Asia have recently been taking effective actions in the form of … capital, some of which are very specific to developing Asia. Different sector policies - such as in trade and environment …

Growth led by low-carbon goods and services (LCGS) is an imperative for the countries of Asia and the Pacific, and …

detailed description of the Asian global cities' competitive characteristics. We focus on the globalization, the economics …