Poverty, Income Distribution and Well-Being in Asia During the Transition

List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Contributors Foreword PART I: INTRODUCTION Well-Being During the Transition in Asia; M.F.Montes & A.Lu PART II: WELFARE TRENDS IN KEY SECTORS Provision of Health Care and Education in Transitional Asia: Key Issues and Lessons from Vietnam; P.Glewwe & J.Litvack Labour Markets in Asian Transition Economies; A.Lu & P.Verme PART III: COUNTRY STUDIES CHINA AND VIETNAM Economic Reforms and Welfare Changes in China; A.Lu Poverty Alleviation During the Transition in China; Z.Ling Economic Reform and Welfare in Vietnam; K.Jansen CENTRAL AISAN REPUBLICS (CARs) Poverty and Economic Transition in Kazakhstan; M.Murthi, M.Pradhan & K.Scott Gradual Economic Reform and Well-Being in Uzbekistan; R.Pomfret & K.Anderson OTHER ASIAN TRANSITION ECONOMIES (ATEs) Mongolia: The Welfare Impact of Marketization; S.Lhagva Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Structure of the Welfare System and Expected Impact of Marketization; D.Lee PART IV: POLICY CONLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Sustaining Welfare During the Transition: Lessons from Asia; A.Lu & M.F.Montes Index