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Role of the informal service sector in urban poverty alleviation
(United Nations, 1996)
<p>ESCAP implemented a project on the “Role of the informal service sector in poverty alleviation”, with generous financial support from the Government of Netherlands. The project focused on petty trading, ...
Local government in Asia and the Pacific : a comparative analysis of fifteen countries
(United Nations, 1999)
Organic agriculture and rural poverty alleviation : potential and best practices in Asia
(United Nations, 2002-10)
This publication presents a comprehensive global and regional overview study of the organic farming in Asia with country reports on China, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand. ...
Showing the way : methodologies for successful rural poverty alleviation projects
(United Nations, 1996)
<p>ESCAP has been concentrating on the reduction of poverty as a thematic priority in its work programme. Both Government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have crucial roles to play in the alleviation of ...
Causes, characteristics and consequences of poverty : reasons for and modalities of the use of targeting in selected poverty alleviation programmes in the ESCAP region
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>The organization of the document is as follows. Chapter I provides a conceptual discussion of the modalities of targeting. In chapter II salient features of the selected poverty alleviation programmes are presented. The ...
Key economic developments and prospects in the Asia-Pacific region 2008
(UN.ESCAP, 2008)
Key Economic Developments and Prospects in the Asia-Pacific Region 2008 is the third publication in an annual series that provides an end-of-year report on the region's economic performance in a rapidly changing global and ...
Asia and the Pacific into the twenty-first century : prospects for social development
(United Nations, 1998)
<p>The status and prospects for social development of the Asian and Pacific region into the twenty-first century was chosen as the theme topic for the 54th session of ESCAP. The study reviews the progress in social development ...
A replicable model for improving district-level coordination in poverty alleviation in South Asia
(United Nations, 1997)
<p>This publication documents and analyzes the modalities of creating and operating the district forums, as well as their achievements in poverty alleviation. Activities of the subregional network of district forums are ...
Causes, charecteristics and consequences of poverty : reasons for and modalities of the use of targeting in selected poverty alleviation programmes in the ESCAP region
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>Governments of the Asian and Pacific countries have been carrying out a number of direct poverty alleviation programmes to benefit the poor with the expectation that the assistance provided will strengthen their efforts ...
Implementation of the agenda for action on social development in the ESCAP region : Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Social Development, 5-11 November 1997, Manila
(United Nations, 1998)
The Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Social Development was convened by ESCAP in Manila in November 1997. It was also hosted by the Government of the Philippines. The Conference reviewed and assessed the ...