Poverty Reduction Policies and Practices in Developing Asia.

• Superior document: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being Series
• Author: Heshmati, Almas.
• TeilnehmendeR: Maasoumi, Esfandiar.; Wan, Guanghua.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2015.; ©2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (309 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Editors' Biography
• 1 Introduction and Summary to Poverty Reduction Policies and Practices in Developing Asia
• Abstract
• 1.1 Background and Motivation
• 1.2 The Book
• 1.2.1 Part One: Poverty Alleviation with Microfinance
• 1.2.2 Part Two: Climate Change and Well-Being
• 1.2.3 Part Three: Urban Poverty Reduction Policies
• 1.2.4 Part Four: Rural Poverty Reduction Policies
• 1.2.5 Part Five: Dimensions of Poverty and Its Reductions
• 1.2.6 Part Six: Sustainability in Poverty Reduction
• 1.2.7 Part Seven: Alleviation of Poverty in Asia and the Pacific
• Part I Poverty Alleviation with Microfinance
• 2 Poverty Alleviation with Microfinance: Bangladesh Evidence
• Abstract
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Poverty
• 2.3 Microfinance's Role in Addressing Poverty
• 2.4 Research Design and Sample Selection
• 2.5 Results: Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation
• 2.5.1 Linear Regression Model 1
• 2.5.2 Linear Regression Model 2
• 2.6 Conclusions, Limitations, and Further Research
• References
• 3 Does Microcredit Help the Poor and Financially Marginalized Communities? Experience of Pakistan
• Abstract
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 A Brief Review of Literature
• 3.3 Data and Methodology
• 3.3.1 Source of Data and the Collection Method
• 3.3.2 The Methodology
• 3.4 Result and Discussion
• 3.5 Conclusion and Policy Implications
• 3.6 Policy Implications
• References
• Part II Climate Change, Disaster Management and Poverty Reduction
• 4 Climate Change, Agricultural Production, and Poverty in India
• Abstract
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Methodology and Dataset
• 4.2.1 Estimation of the Ricardian Model
• 4.2.2 Estimation of Climate Change Impact on Poverty
• 4.3 Empirical Results and Discussions
• 4.3.1 Effect of Climate Change on Agriculture.
• 4.3.2 Effect of Climate Change on Poverty and Well-Being
• 4.4 A Model
• 4.5 Concluding Remarks
• References
• Part III Urban Poverty Reduction Policies
• 5 Urban Poverty in Developing Asia-Dichotomy Between the Income and Non-income Dimensions: Are We not Grossly Underestimating Its Incidence?
• Abstract
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Income Poverty Incidence in Urban Asia: Has There Been "Urbanization of Poverty" in Asia?
• 5.3 Why Is Examining Only Income Poverty in Urban Asia not Enough?
• 5.4 Dimensions of Non-income Poverty in Urban Asia: How Acute Are the Deprivations?
• 5.4.1 Shelter Poverty
• 5.5 Congested Living
• 5.6 Urban Service Deficits and Deprivations
• 5.7 Social Poverty: Lack of Access to Education, Health and Social Security Systems
• 5.8 Lack of Access to Decent Livelihood (Working Poverty)
• 5.9 Conclusion
• References
• 6 Housing Poverty and Inequality in Urban India
• Abstract
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Methods and Data
• 6.2.1 Methods
• 6.2.1.1 Estimates for Differences in Living Standard
• 6.2.1.2 Estimates for Housing Demand
• 6.2.2 Data
• 6.3 Results
• 6.3.1 Housing Poverty and Inequality in Urban India
• 6.3.2 Housing Demand in Urban India
• 6.3.2.1 Effects of Income and Land Possession
• 6.3.2.2 Effects of Labor Market Characteristics: Principal Occupation and Employment Status
• 6.3.2.3 Effects of Other Variables: Demographic, Sociocultural, and Location Characteristics
• Conclusion
• References
• Part IV Rural Poverty Reduction Policies
• 7 Evaluation of the Policy of Crop Diversification as a Strategy for Reduction of Rural Poverty in India
• Abstract
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 A Brief Overview of Existing Literature and the Proposed Framework of Analysis
• 7.3 The Methodology
• 7.4 Results of Empirical Investigation.
• 7.4.1 Extent of Crop Diversification in Relation to the Pattern and Extent of Irrigation
• 7.4.2 Determinants of Crop Diversification: The Role of Irrigation, Farm Size and Family Labour
• 7.4.3 The Relationship Between the Extent of Crop Diversification and Pattern of Consumption, Poverty and Malnutrition Among Farmers Belonging to Different Size Classes
• 7.4.4 Viability of Crop Diversification: Impact of Crop Diversification on Farm Efficiency and Profitability
• 7.5 Concluding Observations and Policy Implications
• References
• 8 Conflict and Livelihood Decisions in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh
• Abstract
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 The Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh
• 8.3 Data and Methodology
• 8.3.1 Descriptive Statistics
• 8.3.2 Empirical Model Specification and Strategy
• 8.4 Results and Discussions
• 8.4.1 Consumption Expenditure
• 8.4.2 School Enrolment
• 8.4.3 Production Decisions: Cropping Patterns
• 8.5 Conclusions
• References
• Part V Dimensions of Poverty and Its Reductions
• 9 Decomposing Spatial Inequality in Sri Lanka: A Quantile Regression Approach
• Abstract
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Analytical Framework
• 9.3 Data and Variables
• 9.4 Discussion of Results and Conclusions
• 9.4.1 Regression Results
• 9.4.2 Inequality Decomposition
• References
• 10 Non-income Dimensions, Prevalence, Depth and Severity of Poverty: Spatial Estimation with Household-Level Data in India
• Abstract
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Pooled Data and Construction of Variables
• 10.3 Methodology
• 10.4 Empirical Results
• 10.5 Conclusions
• References
• 11 Is Poverty Comparable Across Varying Size of Population Among Indian States?
• Abstract
• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Data and Methodology
• 11.2.1 SST Index for Poverty Measurement
• 11.2.2 Rural and Urban Poverty Comparison Through SST Index.
• 11.3 Conclusion
• References
• Part VI Sustainability in Poverty Reduction
• 12 The Significance of Foreign Labour Migration and Land for Poverty Reduction in Nepal
• Abstract
• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 Methodology
• 12.3 Poverty Trends: Moving Out, Moving In
• 12.4 Explaining the Movement of People in and Out of Poverty
• 12.4.1 Pathways Out of Poverty
• 12.4.2 Pathways Leading into Poverty
• 12.5 Conclusion: Connecting Pathways Out of Poverty
• References
• 13 Does Poverty Alone Keep Children Out of School? The Case of Children Under Kinship Care in the Philippines
• Abstract
• 13.1 Introduction
• 13.2 Differential Parental Investments in Their Children
• 13.3 Household Survey Data
• 13.4 Empirical Framework
• 13.4.1 Estimating Equation
• 13.4.2 Regression Variables
• 13.5 Analysis of Results
• 13.5.1 Likelihood of School Attendance of Children, Grandchildren, and Other Kin
• 13.5.2 Other Factors Affecting the Probability of School Attendance
• 13.5.3 Improving the School Attendance of Children Under Kinship Care
• 13.6 Conclusion and Policy Implications
• References
• Part VII Alleviation of Poverty in Asia and the Pacific
• 14 Economic Class and Labour Market Segregation: Poor and Middle-Class Workers in Developing Asia and the Pacific
• Abstract
• 14.1 Introduction and Background
• 14.2 Data and Methodology
• 14.3 Employment and Economic Class in Asia and the Pacific: Regional Trends and Projections
• 14.3.1 Estimates, 1991-2012
• 14.3.2 Projections, 2012-2017
• 14.4 Distinguishing Class-Based Characteristics of the Labour Market
• 14.4.1 Economic Participation
• 14.4.2 Education Gaps and Middle-Class Opportunities
• 14.4.3 Working Poverty and Middle-Class Jobs
• 14.4.3.1 The Challenge of Vulnerable and Casual Employment
• 14.4.3.2 Agricultural Poverty Trap and Opportunities in Manufacturing.
• 14.4.3.3 Class and Occupational Segregation
• 14.4.3.4 Sufficiency of Working Hours to Escape Poverty
• 14.5 Conclusion
• References
• 15 Foreign Direct Investment and the Poverty Reduction Nexus in Southeast Asia
• Abstract
• 15.1 Introduction
• 15.2 Overview of FDI and Poverty
• 15.2.1 The Stylized Facts of FDI and Poverty in ASEAN
• 15.2.2 Literature Review
• 15.3 Empirical Approach
• 15.3.1 Empirical Model
• 15.3.2 Data Source
• 15.4 Empirical Results
• 15.4.1 Estimated Results from Spatial Panel Data Testing: Baseline
• 15.4.2 Robustness Checks
• 15.5 Conclusion and Policy Implications
• References
• Appendix
• Author Index
• Subject Index.