ESCAP Development Paper 1306, September 2013 <p></p> How much do small old age pensions and widow’s pensions help the poor in India? An ex-post evaluation of the National Social Assistance Programme and implications for ...

This paper attempts to disentangle the poverty effects of key policy variables that directlyaffect the poor (namely the government-led channel of development spending and financing)in both agricultural and non-agricultural ...

The Development Paper Series of the ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office (ESCAP-SSWA) promotes and disseminates policy-relevant research on the development challenges facing South and South-West Asia. It features policy ...

The recent commodity boom has seriously affected South Asia, particularly due to higher food prices and their impact on the welfare of poor and vulnerable populations. This paper describes the food crisis and its effect ...

This paper approaches inclusive development in South and South-West Asia through the framework of structural transformation and productive capacities. It discusses the opportunities for these countries to build their ...

South and South-West Asia (SSWA) region has been able to improve intra-regional trade during the last decade. However, much is left to be done to realise the full trade potential between SSWA countries, which also share ...

Driven by innovation and technology, central electronic clearing and settlements are at the core of modern payment systems which help to avoid multiple transactions. The South Asia region, having seen more development in ...

This paper analyses the growth-structural change-poverty linkages within the framework ofthe New Structural Economics using Indian data for the period since 1951-52. It finds that theIndian economy has recorded substantial ...

This paper presents the report of the High-level Policy Dialogue on Development Challenges Facing the Subregion (New Delhi, 15-16 December 2011), which was organized to coincide with the opening of the United Nations ESCAP ...

ESCAP-SSWA Development Paper 1305, July 2013 Economic Integration in ‘Heart of Asia’ : Focusing on South Asia-Central Asia Economic Linkages, by Ram Upendra Das This paper, prepared for ESCAP-SSWA by Dr. Ram Upendra Das, ...