After discussing the concepts used by various Asian countries in compiling poverty statistics, the article examines postwar trends in the incidence of poverty in these countries. It then presents trends in employment, unemployment and underemployment and relates these to changes in poverty...

The Asian and Pacific region has made remarkable advances in reducing poverty. This paper surveys the main contributions that attempt to explain the causes behind the region’s success in poverty reduction, and assesses the impact of inclusive development policies pursued. Looking broadly at...

After sketching a positive theory of public sector intervention, the study explores the costs associated with the positive role of the public sector and inquires what the public sector should not have done rather than what it should have done in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, South Korea,...

Recent developments along with the dynamics of growth suggest that trade between developing countries must expand if they are to achieve satisfactory rates of economic growth. However, under certain circumstances policy steps may be necessary to gain the maximum advantage from trade, including...

The author attempts to show how the exports of Asian developing countries to the EEC have been hampered by EEC trade policies. After assessing the importance of the EEC market for Asian developing countries and outlining the major changes that have occurred over the years, he analyses the major...

Untersuchung der Handelsweise und -politik in der sich entwickelnden Zone Asiens. Der Autor beleuchtet die Grundstrukturen des Protektionismus in verschiedenen asiatischen Ländern, um anschließend die aktuelle Handelsstruktur der Länder herausarbeiten zu können. Dargestellt werden ebenfalls...

Der Autor untersucht die Hintergründe der Migration asiatischer Arbeiter im Vorderen Orient. Die Geldüberweisungen dieser Arbeiter in ihre Heimatländer spielen eine wichtige Rolle bei der Entwicklung der Wirtschaft des Heimatlandes. Trotzdem könnte das Überweisungskontingent noch erheblich...

Emphasizing the importance of human resources and manpower development, the author analyses how and why countries in East Asia (Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong) and Singapore grew so rapidly and performed creditably in socio-economic development compared with Malaysia, Thailand,...

Severe pressure on balance of payments, coupled with low availability of international liquidity has adversely affected the capacity of the countries of South and Southeast Asia to import. It has become increasingly difficult to sustain sufficient growth of imports, commensurate with their...