Poverty and Power The Role of Institutions and the Market in Development

by Cameron, John; Cole, Ken; Ramharak, Hans

• ISBN13: 9780195636543
• ISBN10: 0195636546
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-08-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book brings together thirteen contributors on the fundamental causes of poverty in Asia, showing the variety of ways in which poverty is generated, reproduced and deepened or reduced by the exercise of power. This central concept of power is not confined to the actions of the state but is also used to analyze the operations of market forces and institutions rooted in civil society. Contributions center on case studies from South and Southeast Asia, and touch upon the full range of activities from which poorer people can derive incomes. This wide-focus study, which touches on the development experience of many countries in South and Southeast Asia in a range of rural and urban employment activities, will be useful to all those interested in understanding the causes of poverty and in planning policies for its alleviation.

Table of Contents

Introductory Overview
The Basic Needs Concept and Its Implementation in Indian Development Planning	p. 3
Rural Poverty in Asia: Analysis and Policy Alternatives	p. 15
Strategies for Alleviating Poverty in Rural Asia	p. 43
Prospects of Employment and Income Generation in Bangladesh	p. 63
The Expansion of Productive Employment in Asian Agriculture: The Lessons of the East Asian Experience	p. 83
Employment and Export-led Industrialization: The Experience of Singapore	p. 101
Spearheads of Industrialization or Sweatshops in the Sun? A Critical Appraisal of Labour Conditions in Asian Export Processing Zones	p. 119
Economic Impact of Migration to the Middle-East on the Major Asian Labour Supplying Countries - an Overview	p. 153
Public Sector Growth in Malaysia - Causes and Consequences	p. 171
Rural Poverty and Inequality in Post-Reform China	p. 193
Employment Generation Through Private Entrepreneurship in Vietnam	p. 209
A Policy Framework for Enabling Productive Employment in Pakistan in the 1990s	p. 227
Human Development: Towards an Integrated Framework for Planning Leading Towards 2000	p. 245
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