Poverty, Income Distribution and Well-Being in Asia During the Transition

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Well-Being During the Transition in Asia

      • Manuel F. Montes, Aiguo Lu

      Pages 3-26

3. Welfare Trends in Key Sectors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27

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   2. Provision of Healthcare and Education in Transitional Asia: Key Issues and Lessons from Vietnam

      • Paul Glewwe, Jennie Litvack

      Pages 29-57

   3. Labour Markets in Asian Transition Economies

      • Aiguo Lu, Paolo Verme

      Pages 58-80

4. Country Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81

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   2. Economic Reforms and Welfare Changes in China

      • Aiguo Lu

      Pages 83-106

   3. Poverty Alleviation During the Transition in China

      • Zhu Ling

      Pages 107-132

   4. Economic Reform and Welfare in Vietnam

      • Karel Jansen

      Pages 133-158

   5. Poverty and Economic Transition in Kazakhstan

      • Mamta Murthi, Menno Pradhan, Kinnon Scott

      Pages 159-186

   6. Gradual Economic Reform and Well-Being in Uzbekistan

      • Richard Pomfret, Kathryn Anderson

      Pages 187-214

   7. Mongolia: The Welfare Impact of Marketization

      • Sahiya Lhagva

      Pages 215-241

   8. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Structure of the Welfare System and Expected Impact of Marketization

      • Doowon Lee

      Pages 242-269

5. Policy Conclusions and Recommendations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-271

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   2. Sustaining Welfare During the Transition: Lessons from Asia

      • Aiguo Lu, Manuel F. Montes

      Pages 273-293

6. Back Matter

   Pages 294-297

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The Asian road to the market has generally been seen as a model of success and the object of widespread admiration. This volume evaluates the actual experience and debunks some of the most widespread myths. It does so by identifying the link between alternative transition models, public policies and household responses on the one hand, and key welfare changes on the other. Even in countries experiencing sustained growth, there have been unmistakable signs of deep social strain.

• income distribution
• labor market
• poverty
• development aid

'The issues discussed in this book are most important and timely, with some essential lessons for balancing in the transition process to limit the (hopefully temporary) loss of welfare. I feel that these lessons can be carried over to South Asia, and especially Nepal, presently in a process of transition. Given the important and timely issues of the book, I recommend this publication.' - Nephil Matangi Maskay, General Secretary, Nepal Health Economics Association

• Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

  Aiguo Lu

• The Ford Foundation, New York, USA

  Manuel F. Montes

KATHRYN ANDERSON Graduate Programme in Economic Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, USA PAUL GLEWWE The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA KAREL JANSEN Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands and National University, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam DOOWON LEE Economics Department, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea SAHIYA LHAGVA Institute of Economics, Mongolian State University, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia ZHU LING Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China JENNIE LITVACK The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA MAMTA MURTHI Research Fellow, Centre for History and Economics, King's College, Cambridge, UK RICHARD POMFRET Department of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia MENNO PRADHAN Free University, The Netherlands KINNON SCOTT The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA PAOLO VERME London School of Economics, UK

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