Impact of Globalization on Population Change and Poverty in Rural AreasContains three studies presented at the Policy Seminar on the Impact of Globalization on Population Change and Poverty in Rural Areas, organized at Bangkok from 31 March to 2 April 1999. Based upon these papers, other reports and country experience, the participants in the Policy Seminar adopted a set of recommendations that are attached as an annex to this report. Recent global economic patterns have had an unprecedented impact on the rural areas of national economies, especially in terms of creating opportunities for off-farm employment. This report examines these issues and current trends in the region as a whole, with focus given to Nepal and Thailand in two of the chapters. |
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Analytical framework | 8 |
Demographic and social impacts of globalization and economic liberalization | 14 |
E Impact of the Asian economic crisis beginning in 1997 | 27 |
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adjustment policies Asian Development Bank August round Bangladesh benefits calorie intake capital flows cent changes Context decline demographic and social devaluation developing countries economic activity economic crisis economic liberalization exchange rate export February fertility foreign direct investment Hong Kong households impact of globalization income increased India Indonesia industries infant mortality infrastructure inputs Kyrgyzstan labour force participation Labour Force Survey Long/permanent macro-economic Malaysia Male Female Non-municipal migration municipal and non-municipal municipal areas Municipal Male Female National Statistical Office Nepal non-municipal areas nutrition Pacific Pakistan period Philippines poor population Province of China reduced relative prices Republic of Korea rice rural areas rural destination rural poverty Seasonal inactivity sector short-run short-term South Asia Sri Lanka structural adjustment Table Taiwan Province tariff Thailand total labour force Total Male Female trade trends unemployment rates United Nations urban areas Urban destination Urban-rural wages women workers World Bank