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Poverty, Income Distribution and Well-Being in Asia During the Transition

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Aiguo Lu

    1. Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

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  2. Manuel F. Montes

    1. The Ford Foundation, New York, USA

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Part of the book series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy (SDEP)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Well-Being During the Transition in Asia

      • Manuel F. Montes, Aiguo Lu
      Pages 3-26

  3. Welfare Trends in Key Sectors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. Provision of Healthcare and Education in Transitional Asia: Key Issues and Lessons from Vietnam

      • Paul Glewwe, Jennie Litvack
      Pages 29-57

    3. Labour Markets in Asian Transition Economies

      • Aiguo Lu, Paolo Verme
      Pages 58-80

  4. Country Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Economic Reforms and Welfare Changes in China

      • Aiguo Lu
      Pages 83-106

    3. Poverty Alleviation During the Transition in China

      • Zhu Ling
      Pages 107-132

    4. Economic Reform and Welfare in Vietnam

      • Karel Jansen
      Pages 133-158

    5. Poverty and Economic Transition in Kazakhstan

      • Mamta Murthi, Menno Pradhan, Kinnon Scott
      Pages 159-186

    6. Gradual Economic Reform and Well-Being in Uzbekistan

      • Richard Pomfret, Kathryn Anderson
      Pages 187-214

    7. Mongolia: The Welfare Impact of Marketization

      • Sahiya Lhagva
      Pages 215-241

    8. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Structure of the Welfare System and Expected Impact of Marketization

      • Doowon Lee
      Pages 242-269

  5. Policy Conclusions and Recommendations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-271
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    2. Sustaining Welfare During the Transition: Lessons from Asia

      • Aiguo Lu, Manuel F. Montes
      Pages 273-293

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 294-297
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About this book

The Asian road to the market has generally been seen as a model of success and the object of widespread admiration. This volume evaluates the actual experience and debunks some of the most widespread myths. It does so by identifying the link between alternative transition models, public policies and household responses on the one hand, and key welfare changes on the other. Even in countries experiencing sustained growth, there have been unmistakable signs of deep social strain.

Reviews

'The issues discussed in this book are most important and timely, with some essential lessons for balancing in the transition process to limit the (hopefully temporary) loss of welfare. I feel that these lessons can be carried over to South Asia, and especially Nepal, presently in a process of transition. Given the important and timely issues of the book, I recommend this publication.' - Nephil Matangi Maskay, General Secretary, Nepal Health Economics Association

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

    Aiguo Lu

  • The Ford Foundation, New York, USA

    Manuel F. Montes

About the editors

KATHRYN ANDERSON Graduate Programme in Economic Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, USA PAUL GLEWWE The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA KAREL JANSEN Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands and National University, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam DOOWON LEE Economics Department, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea SAHIYA LHAGVA Institute of Economics, Mongolian State University, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia ZHU LING Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China JENNIE LITVACK The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA MAMTA MURTHI Research Fellow, Centre for History and Economics, King's College, Cambridge, UK RICHARD POMFRET Department of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia MENNO PRADHAN Free University, The Netherlands KINNON SCOTT The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA PAOLO VERME London School of Economics, UK

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