Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. TABLES ix
4. FIGURES xiii
5. MESSAGE xvii
6. FOREWORD xix
7. PREFACE xxv
8. CONTRIBUTORS axxvii
9. I. INTRODUCTION
10. 1. Poverty and Food Security in Uncertain Southeast Asia 3
11. 2. Impact of World Recession on Rural Poverty and Food Security in Southeast Asia 23
12. 3. Global Economic Crisis and Social Security in Southeast Asia 45
13. II. WHO ARE THE POOR?
14. 4. Education and Employment of the Poor in Laos 81
15. 5. Regional Disparities, Income Inequality, and Poverty 106
16. 6. The Mobility Game in Singapore: Poverty, Welfare, Opportunity, and Success in a Capitalist Economy 153
17. 7. Poverty in Democratizing Indonesia 164
18. III. ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF FOOD
19. 8. The Political Economy of Rice and Fuel Pricing in Indonesia 203
20. 9. The Price of Rice and Politics of Poverty in the Philippines 229
21. 10. The Impact of High Food Prices on Food Security in Cambodia 279
22. 11. Do the World Energy Price Shocks Explain Thailand’s Rice Price Turmoil? 306
23. IV. IMPACT OF GLOBAL RECESSION AND COPING MECHANISMS
24. 12. Impact of the 1997–98 Financial Crisis on Employment, Migration, and Poverty 323
25. 13. Impact of Global Recession on Wage Inequality in Singapore 355
26. 14. The Urban Poor During the Global Financial Crisis and Economic Downturn in Vietnam 383
27. 15. High Cost of Living and Social Safety Nets for Low Income Groups in Urban Sarawak, Malaysia 397
28. INDEX 419