Rural Poverty and Income Dynamics in Asia and Africa - 9781138985582

Taylor & Francis

Rural Poverty and Income Dynamics in Asia and AfricaAuthor(s): Keijiro Otsuka, Jonna P. Estudillo, Yasuyuki Sawada\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138985582, 978-1138985582\nSynopsis\nAlthough there is much interest in poverty reduction, there are few agreed upon strategies to effectively reduce poverty. In this new book, the editors have gathered together various evidences on poverty dynamics, based on panel data from the last few decades in the Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh and Tamil Nadu in India, compared with more recent data from sub-Saharan Africa. The major finding of this research project is that rural households in sub-Saharan African are beginning to experience the same pattern of structural change in income composition and poverty reduction that Asian households have experienced in the past 20-25 years. \n\nThe chapters in the book explore how the spread of Green Revolution has triggered the sub.