Poverty Reduction in South Asia: Promoting Participation by the Poor

摘要

The report of the Independent South Asian Commission on Poverty Alleviation(ISACPA), prepared in pursuance of the Colombo SAARC Summit decision in November 1991, and the Seventh Summit Consensus on Poverty Eradication of April 1993 have evoked a keen interest both regionally and in the wider international development community. The obvious common themes in the ISACPA recommendations, the Seventh Summit Consensus on Poverty Eradication, and the World Bank's work prompted SAARC and the Bank to jointly sponsor the informal workshop to pursue regional dialogue on the pressing issue of reducing poverty. The success of this first joint initiative sets the stage for further collaboration in this and other areas of common concern.