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    Interrelationship between growth, inequality, and poverty: the Asian experience

    Asian Development Bank, 2007
    This 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.
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    Who benefits from public spending on health care in Asia?

    Equitap, 2005
    This 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.
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    Tsunami exposes flaws in the international humanitarian response system

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The 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.
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    Explaining the incidence of catastrophic expenditures on health care: comparative evidence from Asia

    Equitap, 2005
    Heavy reliance on out of pocket (OOP) financing of health care in most developing countries leaves households exposed to the risks of unforeseen medical expenditures.
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    Global Corruption Report 2007

    Transparency International, 2007
    This year’s report concentrates on judicial systems and warns that corruption is undermining judicial systems around the world, denying citizens access to justice and the basic human right to a fair and impartial trial. The report provides comparative analysis of judicial corruption based on 32 country reports and provides
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    Rural transport, safety and security

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    By 2020, road accidents are expected to be the third highest cause of death and disability globally. Transport safety concerns in poor countries have focused mainly on roads and motorised traffic, but in rural areas, transport safety includes a broader set of issues. How does transport safety affect rural communities, and what can be done to improve safety?
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    Inclusive growth toward a prosperous Asia: policy implications

    Asian Development Bank, 2007
    Asia’s impressive economic growth is being complemented by soaring inequalities. This paper argues that if rising income and non-income inequalities are not addressed, there is a major risk to continued social and economic progress in developing Asia.
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    Can open and distance learning help make South Asia competitive?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Rapid advances in technology have made open and distance learning (ODL) more attractive to South Asian policymakers, but information about results is lacking. What role can ODL play in low-income countries’ skills strategies in a globalised knowledge economy? Can institutions become more accessible to the poor?
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    Alcohol, gender and drinking problems: perspectives from low and middle income countries

    Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, WHO, 2005
    The central theme of this book argues that in order to understand alcohol consumption and its consequences, we need to better understand social and cultural influences on the differences between men and women. The countries specifically under discussion are: Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Uganda, Mexico, India, Nigeria and Sri Lanka.
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    Political parties in South Asia: the challenge of change

    International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007
    This paper provides a comparative view of the conditions, roles and functioning of political parties in five countries of the South Asian region – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The publication builds on empirical information collected from 49 parties and addresses the challenges of politics as experienced by the key political actors themselves: the political parties.

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