Defining an Agenda for Poverty Reduction, Volume 2: Proceedings of the First Asia and Pacific Forum on Poverty

Ortiz, Isabel; Asia And Pacific Forum On Poverty (1st : 2001 : Manila, Philippines); Edmonds, Christopher M.; Medina, Sara

ISBN 10: 9715614744 / ISBN 13: 9789715614740

Published by Asian Development Bank, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Defining an Agenda for Poverty Reduction, Volume 2: Proceedings of the First Asia and Pacific Forum on Poverty
• Publisher: Asian Development Bank
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9715614744
• ISBN 13: 9789715614740
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Citing specific examples of positive social development and protection programs in Asia, this collection of papers calls for further deliberate governmental action to achieve a significant reduction in Asian poverty levels. Government experiences in Cambodia and the Republic of Korea garner particular attention, as does the role of trade unions in an increasingly global labor market. Also included are discussions on the viability of community-wide health insurance schemes in poor nations and disaster risk management plans designed to protect the poor.

About the Author

Asian Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Isabel Ortiz is a senior social economist at the Asian Development Bank.