United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific


	Millennium Development Goals Asia-Pacific
	Committee on Poverty Reduction
	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Asia-Pacific Development Journal
Vol. 14, No.1, June 2007

CONTENTS


Front contents

Syed Nuruzzaman		Note from the Editor

Hiren Sarkar		The nexus between achieving the Millennium Development Goals and economic growth: the role of policy

Erik Lueth and Marta Ruiz-Arranz		Are workers' remittance a hedge against macroeconomic shocks? The case of Sri Lanka

Piriya Pholphirul		Labour-market issues under trade liberalization: implications for Thai workers

Eckhard Siggel		Economic reforms and their impact on the manufacturing sector: lessons from the Indian experience

Iman Sugema and Anis Chowdhury		Has aid made the Government of Indonesia lazy?

Marin Yari and Ron Duncan		Competitiveness: an essential ingredient for growth in Asian and Pacific developing countries in a globalizing world

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