Poverty Reduction Strategies in Asia: ADBI Annual Conference
Agenda

Welcome to ADB Institute by Peter McCawley, Dean ADBI
Conference Address by President H. Kuroda, President ADB

Session 1

Chair: John Weiss, ADBI

Introduction to Conference, John Weiss, ADBI

Cambodia and the WTO by Sok Siphana, Director International Trade Center

Discussion

Paper: Cambodia Enters the WTO: Lessons Learned for Least Developed Countries [PDF 258KB | 13 pages]

Session 2

Chair: Peter McCawley, Dean, ADBI

Poverty Strategies in Asia: Growth Plus by John Weiss, Research Director ADBI

• Paper: Poverty Strategies in Asia: Growth Plus [PDF 186KB | 19 pages]

Modeling Poverty Impact: Illustrations from Trade Liberalization by Haider Khan, University of Denver

• Paper: Poverty Impacts of Trade Liberalization in a Dual-Dual CGE Model: Illustrations for South Asia [PDF 245KB | 28 pages]
• Paper: Macro-modeling of Poverty and the Dual-dual Model [PDF 334KB | 38 pages]

Discussion

Session 3

Chair: Fausto Medina Lopez, Inter American Development Bank, Tokyo Office

Poverty Impact of Microfinance in Pakistan: A Case-study of the Khushhali Bank by Heather Montgomery, JP Morgan, Tokyo 

Poverty Targeting and Village Level Governance: A Case study from Uttar Pradesh, India by Pradeep Srivastava, ADB

Paper: Poverty Targeting and Village Level Governance: A Case study from Uttar Pradesh, India [PDF 206KB | 19 pages]

Discussion

Session 4

Chair: Haider Khan

Contract Farming and Poverty Reduction: A Case of Organic Rice Contract Farming in Thailand - the Implications for Lao PDR and Cambodia by Sununtar Setboonsarng, Senior Research Fellow, ADBI

• Paper: Contract Farming and Poverty Reduction: A Case of Organic Rice Contract Farming in Thailand [PDF 337KB | 38 pages]

Discussion

Closing Remarks, John Weiss, ADBI

Reception