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Trade and poverty reduction in the Asia-Pacific region, case studies and lessons from low-income communities, edited by Andrew L. Stoler, Jim Redden and Lee Ann Jackson

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Trade and poverty reduction in the Asia-Pacific region

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edited by Andrew L. Stoler, Jim Redden and Lee Ann Jackson

case studies and lessons from low-income communities

This book explores the complex relationship between international trade and poverty reduction through a combination of research papers and contemporary case studies. Written mainly by developing-country authors in consultation with local businesses and communities, the case studies contribute to our understanding of the ways in which low-income communities are dealing with trade as a practical challenge, especially in the Asia-Pacific region where approximately two-thirds of the world's poor live. While making it clear that there is no 'one size fits all' formula, the research and stories highlight a number of necessary preconditions, such as political commitment and cooperation at all levels, if trade is to successfully reduce poverty. Openness to trade, serious commitment to domestic reform, trade-related capacity building, a robust and responsible private sector and access to the markets of developed countries are all identified as powerful tools for building trade-related sustainable development

The economic effects of trade on poverty reduction : perspectives from the economic literature / Euan MacMillan -- Transnational corporations and the global supply chain / Andrew L. Stoler -- Cambodia's textile and garment industry / Peter Van Diermen -- Australia's WTO trade-policy changes and the future of a Samoan car-parts investor / Margaret B. Malua -- The textile and clothing sector in Indonesia / Omas Bulan Samosir -- Transnational corporations and the footwear industry : women in Jakarta / Beta Gitaharie Laksono -- Pakistan : the arrival and departure of Nike / Safdar Sohail -- Vietnam : Intel and the electronics sector / Andrew L. Stoler and Phan Van Sam -- Agriculture and trade solutions for rural poverty / Lee Ann Jackson -- Food aid : commitments and oversight / John Finn -- Indigenous Nepalese and trade liberalisation / Purushottam Ojha -- Samoan agricultural policy : graduating from least developed country status / Hamish Smith and Lee Ann Jackson ---Bali's ornamental fishing industry / Lydia Napitupulu -- The rice sector in West Java / Milda Irhamni and Chaikal Nuryakin -- Chinese agricultural policy : central and western province / Shunli Yao -- Future of trade in services for developing countries / Joy Abrenica, Christopher Findlay, Aik Hoe Lim -- Information and communications technology services in Uganda / Siddhartha Prakash -- Health services in Malaysia / Aik Hoe Lim -- Trade in services liberalisation in India / Ajitava Raychaudhuri and Prabir De -- Trade, aid and services in Tanzania / Amanda Sunassee Lam -- Telecommunications reform in the Pacific and the case of Vanuatu / Chakriya Bowman -- Migration, labour mobility and poverty / Graeme Hugo -- Migrant labour and remittances in Bangladesh / Fahmida Khatun -- Migrant remittances in the state of Kerala, India / Saibal Kar -- Migrant workers and the role of remittances in Indonesia / Nur Hadi Wiyono and Dwini Handayani ---Labour mobility and poverty reduction in Tonga / Salote Vaimoano Taukolo, Jim Redden, Raelyn Esau -- Trade strategies for poverty reduction in small and vulnerable economies / Jim Redden and Ron Duncan -- Lombok pots / Heather Baigent -- Plantations to professors in Grenada / Sacha Silva -- Fisheries subsidies and the western and central Pacific / Manleen Dugal -- Trade and youth unemployment in Timor-Leste / Joao Saldanha and Jim Redden -- Trade reform and poverty reduction in Papua New Guinea / Nolpi Kilwa -- The future of the Fijian garment industry / Biman Chand Prasad, Yenteshwar Ram, Ariel Marr

Trade & Poverty Reduction in the Asia-Pacific Region