ADB Working Paper

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  Approaches to Eradicate Absolute Poverty in Guangdong Province, the People’s Republic of China 

  Wu, Jinhua (Asian Development Bank, 2021-12-30)

  This case study focuses on measures adopted by Guangdong Province to enhance the efficacy and efficiency of spending programs for poverty alleviation until the end of 2020, when the province achieved the eradication of absolute poverty. First, a diversified approach to poverty alleviation was followed. Second, financing was allocated for industrial development projects. Third, poverty reduction ...

  This case study focuses on measures adopted by Guangdong Province to enhance the efficacy and efficiency of spending programs for poverty alleviation until the end of 2020, when the province achieved the eradication of absolute poverty. First, a ...
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  COVID-19 and Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific: Projected Costs for 2020–2030 

  Auwera, Michiel Van der; Meerendonk, Arthur van de; Kumar, Anand Ramesh (Asian Development Bank, 2021-12-30)

  Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, this working paper applies a new costing model to analyze the costs associated with social protection in 30 Asia and Pacific countries. Using the Social Protection Reform Simulation (SPRS20) model, the authors seek to estimate the cost of delivering standardized social protection packages through the emergency phase (2020), recovery/transition phase ...

  Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, this working paper applies a new costing model to analyze the costs associated with social protection in 30 Asia and Pacific countries. Using the Social Protection Reform Simulation (SPRS20) model, the ...
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  Multidimensional Evolution of Rural Development Policy in the People’s Republic of China 

  Kimura, Shingo; Yu, Wusheng; Han, Mingxi (Asian Development Bank, 2021-12-30)

  This report provides an overview of the evolution and profile of rural areas in the People’s Republic of China, in comparison with the trends in benchmark countries. It covers the People’s Republic of China’s rural demographic structure; rural socioeconomic trends, including the prevalence of rural poverty; and environmental performance of the agriculture sector.

  This report provides an overview of the evolution and profile of rural areas in the People’s Republic of China, in comparison with the trends in benchmark countries. It covers the People’s Republic of China’s rural demographic structure; rural socioeconomic ...
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  Promoting High-Quality Growth Through Financial Reform in the People’s Republic of China 

  Huang, Yiping; Wang, Xun; Huang, Anqian (Asian Development Bank, 2021-12-30)

  The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has achieved record economic growth since initiating reform policies in the late 1970s. Success has been attributed, in part, to the expansion and development of the financial system led by large state-owned banks. The resulting financial system stability and increasing sophistication paved the way for the economic prosperity we see today. From the 2010s, the ...

  The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has achieved record economic growth since initiating reform policies in the late 1970s. Success has been attributed, in part, to the expansion and development of the financial system led by large state-owned banks. ...

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