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Informationen zum Autor Nurul Islam Klappentext Reducing Rural Poverty in Asia provides evidence-based guidelines for policymakers in developing countries! for researchers focusing on development problems! and for the international development assistance community in the continuing search for ways to effectively reduce poverty in the developing world. Detailed examinations are clearly presented on the efforts for poverty alleviation through microenterprise development and rural public employment programs that focus on public works and household/small-scale industries. Asia-based case studies of various microenterprises and rural public employment projects reveal important policy mechanisms and the effectiveness of each poverty reduction measure. Tables! figures! and relevant glossaries make unfamiliar terms and difficult information easy to understand. Zusammenfassung Provides evidence-based guidelines for policymakers in developing countries, for researchers focusing on development problems, and for the international development assistance community in the search for ways to effectively reduce poverty in the developing world. This book is useful for those working towards the goal of poverty reduction. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Acronyms,, Foreword (Joachim von Braun),, Preface,, PART I: SYNTHESIS AND MAJOR LESSONS,, Chapter 1. Rural Poverty and the Nonfarm Sector in Rural Asia,, Rural Poverty and the Nonfarm Employment Nexus,, Public Policies for the Nonfarm Sector,, Chapter 2. Rural Nonfarm Microenterprise: Salient Features and Issues,, Introduction,, Microfinance,, Financial Sustainability,, Nonfinancial Inputs,, Chapter 3. Bangladesh Case Studies: Review and Analysis,, Main Features of Microenterprise/Finance Projects,, Review of Performance,, Conclusions,, Chapter 4. Indian Case Studies: Review and Analysis,, Maharashtra Rural Credit Project,, SIDBI Foundation for Micro Credit,, Main Findings,, Conclusions,, Chapter 5. Overview of Country Experiences,, Introduction,, Patterns of Nonfarm Lending,, Institutional Mechanisms for Credit Delivery,, Noncredit Inputs: Skill, Transfer of Technology, and Market Access,, Appendix: Rural Employment Support Foundation ,, Chapter 6. Conclusions: Microfinance for Microenterprise,, Group versus Individual Lending,, Targeting the Poor,, To Reach the Poorest: An Illustration,, Financial Sustainability,, Upscaling and Financing the Missing Middle,, Not by Credit Alone,, Chapter 7. Public Employment Schemes: Case Studies in India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines,, Introduction,, The Food-for-Work Program in Bangladesh,, Jawahar Rozgar Yojana in India,, Maharashtra Employment Guarantee Scheme in India,, Public Employment Program in the Philip...
