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Stoler Andrew L

Trade and poverty reduction in the Asia-Pacific region : Case studies and lessons from low-income communities - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009 - 795p xvii

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

ISBN: 9780521745307

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Poverty - Asia - Pacific Area2. Developing Countries - Comerce3. Economic Policy

Dewey Class. No.: 330.950000 / STO