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Tables of Contents for Poverty, Income Distribution and Well-Being in Asia During the Transition
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Tables and Figures
ix
List of Contributors
xii
Foreword
xiii
I Introduction
1
26
Well Being During the Transition in Asia
3
24
Manuel F. Montes
Aiguo Lu
The pre-reform economies and welfare and social policies
7
8
Macroeconomic patterns of transition
15
2
Policy patterns in the transition
17
3
Measuring the welfare impact of transition
20
7
Notes
24
1
References
25
2
II Welfare Trends in Key Sectors
27
54
Provision of Healthcare and Education in Transitional Asia: Key Issues and Lessons from Vietnam
29
29
Paul Glewwe
Jennie Litvack
Introduction
29
1
The impact of transition on health and education: an analytical framework
30
4
Health and education trends in Asian transition economies
34
5
Vietnam's Doi Moi reform programme
39
3
The impact of Vietnam's reforms on health services and outcomes
42
6
The impact of Vietnam's reforms on education services and outcomes
48
6
Conclusions and lessons from Vietnam
54
4
Notes
55
1
References
56
2
Labour Markets in Asian Transition Economies
58
23
Aiguo Gu
Paolo Verme
Introduction
58
1
Labour market developments
59
5
Unemployment
64
5
Wages and equity
69
6
Labour market policies
75
2
Conclusion: transition, development and employment
77
4
Notes
79
1
References
79
2
III Country Studies
81
190
Economic Reforms and Welfare Changes in China
83
24
Aiguo Lu
Introduction
83
2
Changes in welfare conditions
85
4
The haves and the have-nots
89
6
Social policies and institutions
95
6
The political economy of welfare change: alternatives to social betterment
101
6
Notes
103
1
References
104
3
Poverty Alleviation During the Transition in China
107
26
Zhu Ling
The nature of poverty
107
6
Government responses
113
12
Strategies and policy options
125
8
References
130
3
Economic Reform and Welfare in Vietnam
133
26
Karel Jansen
Introduction
133
3
The impact on welfare
136
18
Reforms and welfare: conclusions
154
5
Notes
156
1
References
157
2
Poverty and Economic Transition in Kazakhstan
159
28
Mamta Murthi
Menno Pradhan
Kinnon Scott
Introduction
159
1
Economic transition
160
4
Poverty
164
9
Growth
173
1
Social Safety nets
174
8
Conclusions
182
5
Notes
183
2
References
185
2
Gradual Economic Reform and Well-Being in Uzbekistan
187
28
Richard Pomfret
Kathryn Anderson
Introduction
187
3
Changes of welfare indicators
190
10
Macro and microeconomic impact on welfare changes
200
3
Impact of social policies on welfare changes
203
4
Responses to shock or gradual changes
207
1
Conclusions
208
1
Annex - Turkmenistan: non-reform in a resource-rich economy
209
6
Notes
212
1
References
213
2
Mongolia: The Welfare Impact of Marketization
215
27
Sahiya Lhagva
Introduction
215
2
Macro- and microeconomic impacts on welfare changes
217
14
Impact of social policies on welfare changes
231
5
Conclusions
236
6
Notes
241
1
Reference
241
1
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Structure of the Welfare System and Expected Impact of Marketization
242
29
Doowon Lee
Introduction
242
3
Changes of welfare indicators
245
11
Macro- and microeconomic impact on welfare changes
256
5
Responses to shock or gradual changes
261
3
Conclusions
264
7
Notes
265
2
References
267
4
IV Policy Conclusions and Recommendations
271
23
Sustaining Welfare During the Transition: Lessons from Asia
273
21
Aiguo Lu
Manuel F. Montes
Poverty incidence
274
1
Income inequality
275
2
Employment
277
3
Human development
280
3
Crime
283
1
The status of women
284
2
Social policies and institutions
286
3
Balancing well-being and economic transition
289
5
Notes
292
1
References
292
2
Index
294