TY - BOOK AU - Islam,Nurul TI - Reducing Rural Poverty in Asia : challenges and opportunities for microenterprises and public employment schemes SN - 9781560223016 U1 - 339.46 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - Food Products Press, KW - Poverty -- Government policy -- Asia. KW - Rural poor -- Government policy -- Asia KW - Economic assistance, Domestic -- Asia N1 - Includes index; Ch. 1. Rural poverty and the nonfarm sector in rural Asia -- Ch. 2. Rural nonfarm microenterprise : salient features and issues -- Ch. 3. Bangladesh case : review and analysis -- Ch. 4. Indian case studies : review and analysis -- Ch. 5. Overview of country experiences -- Ch. 6. Conclusions : microfinance for microenterprise -- Ch. 7. Public employment schemes : case studies in India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines -- Ch. 8. Review of country experiences of public employment and policy conclusions -- Ch. 9. SIDBI foundation for micro credit / Raghav Gaiha -- Ch. 10. Maharashtra rural credit project / Raghav Gaiha -- Ch. 11. Small enterprises development project in Bangladesh / Rushidan Islam Rahman -- Ch. 12. study on Grameen Uddog, MEDU, and Kishoreganj projects / Sajjad Zohir -- Ch. 13. review of the employment guarantee scheme in Maharashtra / Raghav Gaiha -- Ch. 14. Public works employment and rural poverty alleviation in the Philippines / Roehlano M. Briones N2 - "Reducing Rural Poverty in Asia provides evidence-based guidelines for policymakers in developing countries, for researchers focusing on development problems, and for the international development assistance community in the continuing search for ways to effectively reduce poverty in the developing world. Detailed examinations are clearly presented on the efforts for poverty alleviation through microenterprise development and rural public employment programs that focus on public works and household/small-scale industries. Asia-based case studies of various microenterprises and rural public employment projects reveal important policy mechanisms and the effectiveness of each poverty reduction measure. Tables, figures, and relevant glossaries make unfamiliar terms and difficult information easy to understand."--Page 4 of cover ER -