Rosario, Teresita Cruz-Del <br/><br/>
The State and the advocate :  case studies on development policy in Asia / 
Teresita Cruz-del Rosario. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2014. 
 - xix, 294 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415693561 (hkb) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014-000151 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic development projects--Asia--Case studies.<br/>Sustainable development--Asia--Case studies.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Asia--Economic policy--Case studies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC415.E44  / D45 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.95 ROS