Poverty, Growth, and Safety Nets A Comparative Regional Perspective
by Deolalikar, Anil B.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-01-01
Publisher(s): de Sitter Publications
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Summary
Amartya Sen, Anil Deolalikar, Jean Dreze, and the other authors discuss the dimensions and determinants of poverty in five Asian countries: India, Thailand, Philippine, Pakistan, and Vietnam. The discussion covers issues such as democratic practice and social inequality, poverty reduction, decentralization, land reform, and the importance of beneficiary participation in public safety net programs.
Table of Contents
| Introduction : poverty, growth, and safety nets : a comparative regional perspective | p. 1 |
| Democratic practice and social inequality in India | p. 6 |
| Panchayats, communities, and the rural poor in India | p. 38 |
| New theory or new dogma? : a tale of social capital and economic development from Gujarat, India | p. 83 |
| Poverty, inequality, and economic growth : the case of Thailand | p. 113 |
| Alienated life : socioeconomic characteristics of the ultra poor in Thailand | p. 128 |
| The rural road to poverty reduction : some lessons from the Phillipine experience | p. 147 |
| Being poor and becoming poor : poverty status and poverty transitions in rural Pakistan | p. 168 |
| Poverty and "damaging fluctuations" : how do they relate? | p. 186 |
| Access to health services by the poor and the non-poor : the case of Vietnam | p. 244 |
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