Living Standards in Southeast Asia : Changes over the Long Twentieth Century ...

Description: Living Standards in Southeast Asia : Changes over the Long Twentieth Century 1, Hardcover by Booth, Anne, ISBN 946372981X, ISBN-13 9789463729819, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Living Standards in Southeast Asia: Changes over the Long Twentieth Century, 1 examines changes in living standards across the ten countries of Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos) from the early years of the 20th century to the early 21st century. It covers both the last decades of the colonial period, the transition to independence and the decades from 1960 to the 2010s. The study uses a range of monetary and non-monetary indicators to assess how living standards have changed over time. It examines the outcomes in the context of debates about economic growth, inequality and poverty alleviation which began in the 1960s and 1970s, and continue to the present. =First th presents data on a number of indicators of living standards across Southeast Asia over the last century Second, th presents a detailed analysis of the estimates of poverty and inequality published by international agencies and national governments, and points out the problems with these estimates. Third, th looks at policies implemented by governments across the region to achieve pro-poor growth, and argues that these policies have often not achieved their intended aims

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