Readings in World Development: Growth and Development in the Asia Pacific |
Contents
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| 9 | |
Energy Environment and Poverty Nexus in Developing Countries | 19 |
Community Development and Citizens Participation in Governance | 27 |
Social Sector Development in India in the New Millennium with Special Reference to Poverty Alleviation | 37 |
Social Security and Development in India | 51 |
Performance of Manufacturing and Services Sector in India in Post Reforms Period Issues and Experiences | 57 |
Development of Agriculture and Rural Finance in Vietnam | 69 |
Poverty and Environment A Review of Issues and Evidences of Malaysia | 85 |
Policy Failures and Environmental Externalities Case of Oil Palm in Malaysia and Indonesia | 101 |
Searching for A Better Credit System to Help Improve Farmers Income A Reflection from Study on Agricultural Credit Users in Lombok Indonesia | 113 |
Gender Inequality and Poverty The Kenyan Case | 127 |
Indonesia ASEAN and the ASEAN Regional Forum Convergent Trends in Regional and National Development | 153 |
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Index | 181 |
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