The quality of life in rural Asia:
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford Univ. Press
2001
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| Schriftenreihe: | A Study of rural Asia
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| Beschreibung: | XV, 310 S. Ill., graph. Darst. |
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Autor: Bloom, David E.
Jahr: 2001
Contents
Foreword ......................................................................................ix
Preface ....................................................................................xiii
Chapter I The Quality of Life.......................................................1
Focus of the Study......................................................................3
Structure.......................................................................................4
Research Strategy.......................................................................8
Chapter II Determination of the Quality of Life...................13
Defining the Quality of Life...................................................13
The Measurement of QOL.....................................14
Quantitative and Qualitative Measures,............16
Domains of QOL: Outcomes, Opportunities,
and Agency...........................................................17
Individual and Group Measures..........................19
The Uses of Indicators............................................21
Making Compromises.............................................22
QOL Framework......................................................................23
Negative Indirect Links..........................................23
Positive Indirect Effects..........................................25
Virtuous and Vicious Cycles.................................26
The Institutional Context.......................................28
Policy versus Implementation..............................30
Rural QOL and Urban and Global Economies.................30
Rural and Urban Labor Markets.........................32
Rural-urban Migration..........................................33
Global Links..............................................................35
The Asian Financial and Economic Crisis:
A Case Study........................................................................36
The Extent and Impact of the Crisis...................37
The Impact of the Crisis in Rural Areas.............39
Institutions and the Crisis.....................................42
Conclusion.................................................................................43
Chapter III Patterns and Trends in the Quality of Life
in Rural Asia...........................................................45
Data and Methodology...........................................................46
Nature of the Data..................................................46
QOL Indicators.........................................................47
Comparisons.............................................................48
Defining Rural .......................................................48
Rural Measures........................................................51
Statistical Tools.........................................................56
Direct Measures of QOL in Rural Areas............59
Rural Problems.........................................................63
Quantitative Analysis of QOL in Rural Asia.....................64
Graphical Results.....................................................64
Cross-country Regression Results........................71
Trends in QOL..........................................................76
Qualitative Discussions of QOL in Rural Asia..................82
Qualitative Methodology.......................................82
Rural Asia Focus Groups.......................................83
The Role of Infrastructure.....................................84
The Importance of Education...............................85
Political and Economic Participation.................86
QOL Deterioration..................................................88
Fine-grain Analysis.................................................90
Conclusion.................................................................................91
Chapter IV The Importance of Institutions............................93
The Nature of Institutions......................................................93
Defining Institutions...............................................93
Institutions, Policy, and Implementation...........95
Institutional Quality and QOL Outcomes..........................97
Quantitative Analysis.............................................97
Civil Society, Social Capital, and Trust...............99
Civil Society and Asia...........................................102
Coping With Adversity: A Case Study of Flooding
in Bangladesh.....................................................................105
Flooding in Bangladesh........................................106
The 1998 Floods.....................................................109
Human Rights: The Importance of Implementation.....112
Debt Bondage and Caste.....................................113
Gender Agenda.......................................................................115
Health.......................................................................116
Education................................................................117
Work.........................................................................123
Kinwork...................................................................126
Gender Attitudes in Rural Areas.......................127
Obstacles to Equality............................................129
Conclusion...............................................................................130
Chapter V Strategies and Instruments for Improving
Rural Quality of Life...........................................133
Income Generation.................................................................134
The Income-QOL Relationship...........................134
Poverty Alleviation................................................137
Infrastructure..........................................................................140
Urban versus Rural Infrastructure....................141
Infrastructure Changes Over Time...................144
Policies for Infrastructure Development and
Investment..........................................................146
Energy ...................................................................................149
Patterns of Energy Use in Rural Areas.............149
Is There an Energy-Demography-Poverty
Trap?....................................................................154
Improving Rural QOL by Addressing Energy
Problems..............................................................157
Tackling the Biomass-Poverty Trap..................158
Developing New Sources of Energy in
Rural Areas.........................................................159
Provision of Social Services..................................................161
Social Progress........................................................161
The Role of Government......................................163
Social Insurance.....................................................165
Microfinance...........................................................................166
Grameen Bank........................................................169
Bank Rakyat Indonesia........................................172
Evaluating the Two Models................................173
Land Reform...........................................................................176
Land Redistribution..............................................177
Tenancy Reform.....................................................179
The Effectiveness of Land Reform.....................180
Conclusion...............................................................................182
Chapter VI Prospects and Challenges..................................183
The Demographic Challenge...............................................185
Rural versus Urban Population Growth..........185
Strategies to Control Fertility..............................191
Old-age Provision..................................................195
New Solutions for Old People............................197
Gender Equity.........................................................199
The Threat of HIV/AIDS.....................................................201
The Asian Epidemic..............................................201
Impact of HIV/AIDS on QOL...........................206
Opportunities for Action.....................................208
Prevention and Treatment...................................209
The Context of Development in Rural Asia.....................211
Globalization..........................................................212
Democratization....................................................215
Decentralization....................................................216
Information Technology......................................217
Conclusion...............................................................................220
Chapter VII The Policy Environment..................................221
The Main Actors.....................................................................222
The Role of Government......................................222
The Role of the Private Sector............................225
The Role of NGOs..................................................226
The Role of the International Development
Community.........................................................227
A New Agenda.......................................................................228
References...................................................................................231
Appendixes
Appendix 1 QOL Indicators: Definitions and Sources 251
Appendix 2 Statistical Model Used to Make Inferences
about Rural QOL from Data on QOL at the
National Level....................................................................259
Appendix 3 Qualitative Perceptions of Quality-of-
Life Trends in Rural Asia.................................................261
Indexes
Author Index...........................................................................291
Subject Index...........................................................................297
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