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Why paper mills clean up : determinants of pollution abatement in four Asian countries
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1997
Clean production is not uncommon even in very poor countries such as Bangladesh. Even when there is no formal regulation of pollution, large, efficient, domestically owned plants operating near relatively affluent communities have demonstrated excellent environmental performance. The same cannot be said for manufacturing facilities near poor communities.
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Asian Development Outlook 2001: publication highlights
Asian Development Bank Institute, 2001
The Asian Development Outlook (ADO) features:an assessment of economic trends and prospects for the world and for the developing economies of Asia and the Pacificeconomic profiles, economic management issues, development policy concerns and a forecast for the coming two years for 39 DMCs including newly independent East Timor (N.B.
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Voices of the poor
PovertyNet, World Bank, 1999
Also known as Consultations With The Poor, the report looks at poor people's definition of what comprises a good life, and the role of poverty.