4 1. Poverty and Development in Tajikistan 4 2. Migration in Tajikistant 7 2.1 Internal Migration 7 2.2 Regional and International Migration 8 2.3 Migrant Destinations 10 2.4 Regional Origin of Migrants in Tajikistan 14

This paper discusses progress that Vietnam has made towards meeting a core set of development goals that the Government recently has adopted as part of its Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS). These goals are strongly related to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), but are adapted and expanded to reflect Vietnam’s national challenges and the government’s ambitious de...

Since the emergence of the civilization, poverty has been a big challenge and in present time, it is a worldwide spread problem. Poverty is an obnoxious situation when people are deprived from access to many things but most common of these are longevity (long and healthy life) health (adequate levels of health), nutrition (food), shelter (adequate housing), clothing, education, literacy, knowle...

views expressed in the paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank. The Asian Development Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data presented.

policy-oriented research on the impact on poverty of macroeconomic policies (fiscal, monetary and exchange-rate policies) and adjustment policies (financial liberalization, trade liberalization, and privatisation/de-regulation). In evaluating this impact, the research also identifies complementary policies that can enhance the impact on poverty of macroeconomic and adjustment policies. This pap...

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers represent both a primary policy device of international development institutions, and an instance of a wider international convergence of public policy around global integration and social inclusion. Charting the emergence of these approaches, this paper argues that this convergence has a number of structural predilections which favour the technical and juridic...

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