Reducing Rural Poverty in Asia: Challenges And Opportunities for Microenterprises And Public Employment Schemes (Global Food & Nutrition Security) (Global Food & Nutrition Security
Год выпуска: 2006 Автор: Nurul Islam Издательство: Страниц: 374 ISBN: 1560223006
Описание
Fight rural poverty through the creation of significant policy mechanisms, microenterprises, and employment programs The majority of the world's poor live in Asia, and most of these live in rural areas. These areas are also infamous for the food insecurity and malnutrition associated with poverty. Making even a modest dent in rural Asian poverty has the potential to realize large gains in global human development. Reducing Rural Poverty in Asia provides evidence-based guidelines for policymakers in developing countries, for researchers focusing on development problems, and for the international development assistance community in the continuing search for ways to effectively reduce poverty in the developing world. Detailed examinations are clearly presented on the efforts for poverty alleviation through microenterprise development and rural public employment programs that focus on public works and household/small-scale industries. Asia-based case studies of various...
