Trade and poverty reduction in the Asia-Pacific region : case studies and lessons from low-income communities
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Trade and poverty reduction in the Asia-Pacific region : case studies and lessons from low-income communities
Cambridge University Press , World Trade Organization, 2009
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University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo図
: hbk332.2:St75010514361
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Includes index
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Description
This book explores the complex relationship between international trade and poverty reduction through a combination of research papers and contemporary case studies. Written mainly by developing-country authors in consultation with local businesses and communities, the case studies contribute to our understanding of the ways in which low-income communities are dealing with trade as a practical challenge, especially in the Asia-Pacific region where approximately two-thirds of the world's poor live. While making it clear that there is no 'one size fits all' formula, the research and stories highlight a number of necessary preconditions, such as political commitment and cooperation at all levels, if trade is to successfully reduce poverty. Openness to trade, serious commitment to domestic reform, trade-related capacity building, a robust and responsible private sector and access to the markets of developed countries are all identified as powerful tools for building trade-related sustainable development.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Overview paper: The economic effects of trade on poverty reduction Euan MacMillan
- Part I. Transnational Corporations, Trade and Poverty Reduction: Thematic paper: Transnational corporations and the global supply chain Andrew Stoler
- Case studies: 1. Cambodia's textile and garment industry Peter Van Diermen
- 2. Australia's WTO trade policy changes & the future of a Samoan car parts investor Margaret B. Malua
- 3. The textile and clothing sector in Indonesia Omas Bulan Samosir
- 4. TNCs and the footwear industry - women in Jakarta Beta Yulianita G. Laksono
- 5. Pakistan: the arrival and departure of Nike Safdar Sohail
- 6. Vietnam - Intel and the electronics sector Andrew Stoler and Phan Van Sam
- Part II. Trade in Agriculture and Poverty Reduction: Thematic paper: Agriculture and trade solutions for rural poverty Lee Ann Jackson
- Case studies: 7. Food aid: commitments and oversight John Finn
- 8. Indigenous Nepalese and trade liberalisation Ojha Purushottam
- 9. Samoan agricultural policy - graduating from LDC status Hamish Smith and Lee Ann Jackson
- 10. Bali's ornamental fishing industry Lydia Napitupulu and Victoria Donaldson
- 11. The rice sector in West Java Milda Irhamni and Chaikal Nuryakin
- 12. Chinese agricultural policy - Central and Western Province Shunli Yao
- Part III. Trade in Services and Poverty Reduction: Thematic paper: Future of trade in services for developing countries Joy Abrenica, Christopher Findlay and Aik Hoe Lim
- Case studies: 13. ICT services in Uganda Siddhartha Prakash
- 14. Health services in Malaysia Aik Hoe Lim
- 15. Trade in services liberalisation in India Ajitava Raychaudhuri and Prabir De
- 16. Trade, aid and services in Tanzania Amanda Sunassee Lam
- 17. Telecommunications reform in the Pacific and the case of Vanuatu Chakriya Bowman
- Part IV. Migration, Labour Mobility and Poverty Reduction: Thematic paper: Migration, labour mobility and poverty reduction Graeme Hugo
- Case studies: 18. Migrant labour and remittances in Bangladesh Fhamida Khatun
- 19. Migrant remittances in the state of Kerala, India Saibal Kar
- 20. Migrant workers and the role of remittances in Indonesia Nur Wiyono and Dwini Handayani
- 21. Labour mobility and poverty reduction in Tonga Vaimoano Taukolo, Jim Redden and Raelyn Esau
- Part V. Trade and Poverty Reduction in Small and Vulnerable Economies: Thematic paper: Trade strategies for poverty reduction in SVEs Jim Redden and Ron Duncan
- Case studies: 22. Lombok pots Heather Baigent
- 23. Plantations to professors in Grenada Sacha Silva
- 24. Fisheries subsidies and the western and central Pacific Manleen Dugal
- 25. Trade and youth unemployment in East Timor Joao Saldanha and Jim Redden
- 26. Trade reform and poverty reduction in PNG Nolpi Kilwa
- Future of the Fiji garment industry Biman Chand Prasad, Yenteshwar Ram and Ariel Marr.
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