Trade and poverty reduction in the Asia-Pacific region : case studies and lessons from low-income communities /
edited by Andrew L. Stoler, Jim Redden and Lee Ann Jackson.
- xxi, 795 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
"World Trade Organization, AusAID, Institute for International Trade.". Heather Baigent is a New Zealand author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Jim Redden -- Overview paper : The economic effects of trade on poverty reduction : perspectives from the economic literature / Euan MacMillan -- Pt. I. Transnational corporations, trade and poverty reduction. 1. Transnational corporations and the global supply chain / Andrew L. Stoler. Case studies (1.1. Cambodia's textile and garment industry / Peter Van Diermen ; 1.2. Australia's WTO trade-policy changes and the future of a Samoan car-parts inventor / Margaret B. Malua ; 1.3. The textile and clothing sector in Indonesia / Oma Bulan Samosir ; 1.4. Transnational corporations and the footwear industry : women in Jakarta / Beta Gitaharie Laksono ; 1.5. Pakistan : the arrival and departure of Nike / Safdar Sohail ; 1.6. Vietnam : Intel and the electronics sector / Andrew L. Stoler and Phan Van Sam) -- Pt. II. Trade in agriculture and poverty reduction. 2. Agriculture and trade solutions for rural poverty / Lee Ann Jackson. Case studies (2.1. Food aid : commitments and oversight / John Finn ; 2.2. Indigenous Nepalese and trade liberalisation / Purushottam Ojha ; 2.3. Samoan agricultural policy : graduating from least developed country status / Hamish Smith and Lee Ann Jackson ; 2.4. Bali's ornamental fishing industry / Lydia Napitupulu ; 2.5. The rice sector in West Java / Milda Irhamni and Chaikal Nuryakin ; 2.6. Chinese agricultural policy : central and western province / Shunli Yao) -- Pt. III. Trade in services and poverty reduction. 3. The future of trade in services for developing countries / Joy Abrenica, Christopher Findlay and Aik Hoe Lim. Case studies (3.1. Information and communications technology services in Uganda / Siddhartha Prakash ; 3.2. Health services in Malaysia / Aik Hoe Lim ; 3.3. Trade in services liberalisation in India / Ajitava Raychaudhuri and Prabir De ; 3.4. Trade, aid and services in Tanzania ; 3.5. Telecommunications reform in the Pacific and the case of Vanuatu / Chakriya Bowman ) -- Pt. IV. Migration, labour mobility and poverty reduction. 4. Migration, labour mobility and poverty / Graeme Hugo. Case studies (4.1. Migrant labour and remittances in Bangladesh / Fahmida Khatun ; 4.2. Migrant remittances in the state of Kerala, India / Saibal Kar ; 4.3. Migrant workers and the role of remittances in Indonesia / Nur Hadi Wiyono and Dwini Handayani ; 4.4. Labour mobility and poverty reduction in Tonga / Salote Vaimoano Taukolo, Jim Redden and Raelyn Esau) -- Pt. V. Trade and poverty reduction in small and vulnerable economies. 5. Trade strategies for poverty reduction in small and vulnerable economies / Jim Redden and Ron Duncan. Case studies (5.1. Lombok pots / Heather Baigent ; 5.2. Plantations to professors in Grenada / Sacha Silva ; 5.3. Fisheries subsidies and the western and central Pacific / Manleen Dugal ; 5.4. Trade and youth unemployment in Timor-Leste / Joao Saldanha and Jim Redden ; 5.5. Trade reform and poverty reduction in Papua New Guinea / Nolpi Kilwa ; 5.6. The future of the Fijian garment industry / Biman Chand Prasad, Yenteshwar Ram and Ariel Marr).
"This book explores the complex relationship between international trade and poverty reduction through a combination of research papers and contemporary case studies. Written mainly by developing-country authors in consultation with local businesses and communities, the case studies contribute to our understanding of the ways in which low-income communities are dealing with trade as a practical challenge, especially in the Asia-Pacific region where approximately two-thirds of the world's poor live. While making it clear that there is no 'one size fits all' formula, the research and stories highlight a number of necessary preconditions, such as political commitment and cooperation at all levels, if trade is to successfully reduce poverty. Openness to trade, serious commitment to domestic reform, trade-related capacity building, a robust and responsible private sector and access to the markets of developed countries are all identified as powerful tools for building trade-related sustainable development." -- Back cover.