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Labor migration in the greater Mekong sub- region
World Bank Publications, 2006In recent years, cross-border labour migration within the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) has increased sharply.DocumentLiving in the background: home-based women workers and poverty persistence
Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2007This paper examines the relationship between home-based work and persistent poverty in certain parts of South and South East Asia. The author argues that an expanded conception of social protection is needed if poverty prevention initiatives are to be effective in the case of home-based women workers.DocumentPersonal power networks and economic development in Satun (Thailand) and Perlis (Malaysia)
Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University, Hong Kong, 2007This paper debates whether personal power can be included in the networks analysis of entrepreneurship and economic development in Southeast Asia. A comparison is made of Satun in Southern Thailand and Perlis in Northern Malaysia using the embedded mercantilism approach.DocumentGender equality in urban environmental management in selected south east Asian cities
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 2007This compiled report deals with the gender issues in three sectors of Urban Environmental Management: water and sanitation, solid waste and air pollution in Southeast Asia. Authors provide articles on the gender situation in a number of southeast Asian cities. Key points from a selection of these include:DocumentInterrelationship between growth, inequality, and poverty: the Asian experience
Asian Development Bank, 2007This paper examines the relationships between economic growth, income distribution, and poverty for 17 Asian countries for the period 1981–2001. The author uses an inequality–growth trade-off index (IGTI) to analyse the trade-off between inequality and growth. A poverty equivalent growth rate is also employed to study the distributional impact of growth.DocumentBurma and its neighbours: the geopolitics of gas
Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development, 2006Considering the vital significance of Burmese natural gas, both as a major source of revenue for the military regime and as an important aspect of the current energy security strategies of the neighbouring states (namely Thailand, India and China), this report looks at the geopolitics of Burmese gas.DocumentThe domestic policy of Thailand’s Bilateral Free Trade Agreement
University College London, 2006This paper describes and explains domestic socio-economic actors’ responses to the Thai government’s liberalisation agenda and bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) policy.DocumentWho benefits from public spending on health care in Asia?
Equitap, 2005This paper by EQUITAP examines the benefit incidence of public health care subsidies in eleven Asian territories including India, Indonesia, and two provinces of China. Distinguishing between hospital and non-hospital care, and inpatient and outpatient care, the paper examines the distribution of health care and the value of subsidies.DocumentTsunami exposes flaws in the international humanitarian response system
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007The scale of the humanitarian response to the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was unprecedented. For once, an international emergency response was largely free of financial constraints. But in the rush to achieve results many of the agencies involved fell short, particularly in considering the needs and abilities of affected communities and local institutions.DocumentExplaining the incidence of catastrophic expenditures on health care: comparative evidence from Asia
Equitap, 2005Heavy reliance on out of pocket (OOP) financing of health care in most developing countries leaves households exposed to the risks of unforeseen medical expenditures.Pages