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Poverty targeting in Asia
Weiss, John (contributor) - 2005
's Republic of China, the Philippines and Thailand … the Philippines / Arsenio Balisacan and Rosemarie Edillon -- 7. Micro-finance and poverty reduction in Asia / John Weiss …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850985
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The dynamics of regional development : the Philippines in East Asia
Balisacan, Arsenio M. (ed.); Hill, Hal (ed.) - Asian Development Bank Institute - 2007
A decade and a half since the Philippines embarked on a major program of decentralization, the authors of this book … only for an audience interested in the Philippines - a large developing nation with a population soon to exceed 100 million … decentralization program in the Philippines has been reasonably successful, they argue there is an urgent need for a clear, predictable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474070
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MicroFranchising : creating wealth at the bottom of the pyramid
Fairbourne, Jason S. (contributor);  … - 2007
Why microfranchising is needed now : introduction and book overview / Jason S. Fairbourne -- Microfranchising : the next step on the development ladder / Stephen W. Gibson -- The informal economy and microfranchising / Michael Henriques and Mathias Herr -- Current international development tools...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419999
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The Asia recovery : issues and aspects of development, growth, trade and investment
Tran-van-Hoa (contributor) - 2001
This book explores in-depth the major issues and important aspects of this economic recovery and its potential impact on growth, development, trade and investment. Expert contributors also discuss the global directions in international economic and financial relations, corporate and public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852009
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Bridging the global digital divide
James, Jeffrey - 2003
Employing a rigorous analytical framework, the author bases his analysis on the concept of international technological dualism. He argues that one possible solution to the problem is the availability of affordable technologies, such as low-cost computers, which are specifically designed for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851198
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Handbook of regional growth and development theories
Nijkamp, Peter (contributor); Capello, Roberta (contributor) - 2009
Regional economics - an established discipline for several decades - has gone through a rapid pace of change in the past decade and several new perspectives have emerged. At the same time the methodology has shown surprising development. This volume brings together contributions looking at new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851564
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Handbook on the South Asian economies
Chowdhury, Anis (contributor);  … - 2008
This Handbook on the South Asian Economies (a companion to the Handbook on the Northeast and Southeast Asian Economies) is a comprehensive and unique collection of original studies on the economic and social development of countries in South Asia. The analytical narratives draw upon a wide range...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851256
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Rural poverty, risk and development
Fafchamps, Marcel - 2003
This book investigates the relationships between rural poverty, risk, and development. Building upon the author's work in the area, it summarises the contributions of recent theoretical and empirical work to our understanding of how risk affects rural poverty levels in developing countries. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851057
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Cooperatives, economic democratization and rural development
Bijman, Jos (contributor); Muradian, Roldan (contributor);  … - 2016
Agricultural cooperatives and producer organizations are institutional innovations which have the potential to reduce poverty and improve food security. This book presents a raft of international case studies, from developing and transition countries, to analyse the internal and external...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419844
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Workforce development networks in rural areas : building the high road
Green, Gary P. - 2007
1. Introduction -- 2. Rural labor markets, networks and workforce development -- 3. Employer training : individual investments in collective goods -- 4. Community colleges in rural America : new roles and challenges -- 5. Workforce development networks : the visible hand at work -- 6. Shoot the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420043