This book provides practical policy recommendations that are useful for developing Asia and for accelerating poverty reduction plans in the rest of the world. P

The extent and seriousness of poverty vary across Asian develop. countries, and so does the rate at which poverty has changed over time. Also, there are large d

This book looks at the major policy challenges facing developing Asia and how the region sustains rapid economic growth to reduce multidimensional poverty throu

"Written jointly by the World Bank Group and the WTO, the publication examines trade and poverty across four dimensions: rural poverty; the informal economy; th

After a half century of transformative economic progress that moved hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, countries in developing East Asia are facing