ISBN:
9781785369155
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (352 p)
,
ill
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Series Statement:
ADBI series on Asian economic integration and cooperation
Parallel Title:
Available in another form
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The Asian "poverty miracle"
DDC:
339.4/6
Keywords:
Armut
;
Einkommensverteilung
;
Asien
;
Poverty
;
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Asien
;
Armut
;
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
;
Einkommensverteilung
;
Messung
Abstract:
Introduction / Jacques Silber and Guanghua Wan -- 1. An Asian poverty line? issues and options / Stephan Klasen -- 2. A poverty line contingent on reference groups: implications for the extent of poverty in some Asian countries / Satya R. Chakravarty, Nachiketa Chattopadhyay, and Jacques Silber -- 3. Concepts and measurement of vulnerability to poverty and other issues: a review of literature / Tomoki Fujii -- 4. Measuring the impact of vulnerability on the number of poor: a new methodology with empirical illustrations / Satya R. Chakravarty, Nachiketa Chattopadhyay, Jacques Silber, and Guanghua Wan -- 5. Climate change and vulnerability to poverty: an empirical investigation in rural Indonesia / Tomoki Fujii -- 6. Measuring multidimensional poverty in three Southeast Asian countries using ordinal variables / Valérie Bérenger -- 7. Poverty and nutrition: a case study of rural households in Thailand and Viet Nam / Hermann Waibel and Lena Hohfeld -- 8. Poverty and ethnicity in Asian countries / Carlos Gradín.
Abstract:
Following rapid economic growth in recent decades, Asia and the Pacific experienced an impressive reduction in extreme poverty, but this drop was not uniform and achievements are still incomplete. Vulnerability to natural disasters, the increasing impact of climate change and economic crises should all be taken into account. There is also a need to consider the multidimensional nature of poverty and the non-uniformity of the decrease across different ethnic groups. This book explores the Asian 'poverty miracle' and argues for the development and use of an Asia-specific poverty line. This is a timely and multidimensional assessment of the much-neglected issues of, and links between, poverty, vulnerability, and ethnicity in Asia. It will be of great interest to lecturers and researchers of Asian development and economics, along with policy makers, public and private institutions, NGOs, and international aid agencies
Note:
Contributors include: V. Berenger, S.R. Chakravarty, N. Chattopadhyay, T. Fujii, C. Gradín, L. Hohfeld, S. Klasen, J. Silber, H. Waibel, G. Wan
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Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.4337/9781785369155
URL:
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