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Case Studies from Asia in Addressing Human Poverty

Publisher: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo

Year: 2006

Page Numbers: 204

Acc. No: 3639

Class No: 339.46 CAS-SA

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Poverty

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

Almost a quarter of the population in developing countries of the developing world still live in poverty – a number which increases when one takes into account the multi-dimensional issues of human poverty. Years of aid and national development efforts have led to various examples from around the world, which have sought to address human poverty. The aim of this report is to strengthen the institutional memory of stakeholders involved in poverty reduction by bringing knowledge together in one place. This report brings together success stories from four countries in Asia: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and the Republic of Korea. These case studies cover thematic areas of employment, microfinance, education, nutrition, access to justice and ICT for development.