The State and the advocate : case studies on development policy in Asia / Teresita Cruz-del Rosario.

By:

Rosario, Teresita Cruz-Del [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.Description: xix, 294 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780415693561 (hkb)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.95 ROS 23

LOC classification:

HC415.E44 D45 2014

Contents:

Opening Laos : the Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project -- The Congress for People's Agrarian Reform in the Philippines -- New kid on the block : Chinese development assistance in Asia -- Lessons in regional economic cooperation : the case of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) -- Whither the trees and the forests? : the Task Force Total Commercial Log Ban in the Philippines -- Protecting the domestic worker : the case of Sri Lanka -- Myanmar's development : an opportunity for genuine transformation.

Summary: This book seeks to demonstrate the role of public policy in support of equitable and inclusive development. The book emphasizes the role of public policy in reducing poverty, eliminating deprivation, promoting equity, and ensuring social justice. It explains the outcome of public policy decisions as combinations of efforts among government and civil society actors, to ensure the creation of the most optimal public good.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book seeks to demonstrate the role of public policy in support of equitable and inclusive development. The book emphasizes the role of public policy in reducing poverty, eliminating deprivation, promoting equity, and ensuring social justice. It explains the outcome of public policy decisions as combinations of efforts among government and civil society actors, to ensure the creation of the most optimal public good.

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