Ending Poverty in South Asia : Ideas That Work

The case studies in this book were developed as part of a year-long learning process initiated by the World Bank in 2003-4 to examine large scale poverty reduction programs in a wide range of developing countries around the world. This volume presents 12 of the case studies from South Asia. . The last two decades saw substantial change in the countries of South Asia. All countries of the subcontinent experienced more rapid growth than in the earlier decades and also saw a definite reduction in the incidence of poverty, resulting in the improvement of the lives of hundreds of millions of poor people. One common element was the adoption of broad based economic reforms involving rethinking of earlier approaches to development. The reforms in South Asia were notable in that they were homegrown, gradual, and accompanied by continual redesign and fine tuning. Individuals can make a difference in fighting poverty when ways are found to institutionalize creative ideas and apply them on a scale extending beyond pilot projects. This book recounts 12 such cases from a range of countries and sectors in the South Asia region, with a focus on how these programmes scaled up and on the potential for applying lessons in other settings. These case studies do not offer a blueprint or model for poverty reduction; there is no single model. Nor do they cover every issue that is important. But they suggest the range of ideas that can be successful and the underlying principles that cut across these diverse initiatives. All the programmes tap the imagination and ingenuity of the South Asian people- in government offices, in civil society organizations, in the private sector, and in the villages and urban neighborhoods. All seek to empower poor people to access the economic opportunities and basic services so necessary to human dignity. The lessons are complex, and applying them will undoubtedly require redesign and fine-tuning to fit the initiatives to the local context. What is important, however, is that the experience of the last two decades has shown that reforms and scaling-up innovations can work in South Asia-and if these examples can be strengthened and expanded in the coming decades, the dreams of a subcontinent free of poverty may be realized.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Glinskaya, Elena, Narayan, Deepa
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2007
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO SERVICES, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, AGRICULTURAL LIBERALIZATION, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AID DONORS, AUTONOMY, BASIC HEALTH, BASIC HEALTH CARE, BLUEPRINT, CAPITAL MARKETS, CHANCES OF SURVIVAL, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILDREN IN POVERTY, CITIZEN, CITIZENS, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA, CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING, COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT, DEBT, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DEVELOPMENT REPORT, DISSEMINATION, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMIC REFORMS, ECONOMICS, EGS, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATE REGIME, FARMER, FARMERS, FERTILITY, FERTILITY RATE, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FISCAL DEFICITS, FOOD FOR EDUCATION, FOOD GRAINS, FOOD SECURITY, FORMAL EDUCATION, GENDER GAP, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, GRAIN PRODUCTION, GREEN REVOLUTION, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO, GROSS ENROLMENT RATIOS, GROWTH PERFORMANCE, GROWTH RATE, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DIGNITY, ILLITERATE WOMEN, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME, INCOME POVERTY, INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES, INEQUALITY, INFANT, INFLATION, INSURANCE, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION, INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, JOB CREATION, JOB SECURITY, LABOUR FORCE, LABOUR MARKET, LAND OWNERSHIP, LEGAL STATUS, LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MALNUTRITION, MASS EDUCATION, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MICROFINANCE, MILK, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL, MORTALITY RATE, MOTHER, NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY LINES, NATIONAL PRIORITY, NATIONAL PROJECT, NATURAL RESOURCES, OUTPUT GROWTH, PER CAPITA INCOME, PILOT PROJECTS, POLICY DEBATE, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POLICY MAKERS, POLICY STANCE, POOR, POOR COMMUNITIES, POOR COUNTRIES, POOR GOVERNANCE, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PEOPLE, POOR WOMEN, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION GROWTH RATES, POVERTY, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS, PRACTITIONERS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS, PRODUCTION PROCESS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRESS, PROSTITUTION, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICES, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, RAPID GROWTH, REDUCING POVERTY, REMITTANCES, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, RURAL, RURAL ACCESS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL BANKS, RURAL CREDIT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL REHABILITATION, RURAL TRANSFORMATION, SANITATION, SCHOOL CHILDREN, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECTOR ACTIVITY, SOCIAL AWARENESS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL MOBILIZATION, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SECTORS, SUBSIDIARY, TRADE POLICY, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSITION COUNTRIES, TRANSPORT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, VULNERABILITY, WAGES, WAR, WATER SUPPLY, WOMAN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7298673/ending-poverty-south-asia-ideas-work https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6635
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