The report is based on a multi dimensional approach to poverty following ADB's poverty reduction strategy, which defines poverty as a deprivation of essential assets. The analytical framework of the country poverty analysis blends a more traditional analysis of income poverty with an assessment of access to five different types of assets. Taken from the sustainable livelihoods approach, these assets are human, physical, natural, financial and social capital.

This book presents an updated view of the Philippines, focusing on thematic issues rather than a description region by region. Topics include typhoons, population growth, economic difficulties, agrarian reform, migration as an economic strategy, the growth of Manila, the Muslim question in Mindanao, the South China Sea tensions with China and the challenges of risk, vulnerability and sustainable development.

The pilot food price subsidy scheme; The study areas; Assessment of implementation; Analytical methodology; Descriptive analysis of income, consumption, and nutritional patterns; A comparative analysis of the effects of the food price subsidy Scheme; A multivariate analysis of the effects of the food subsidy Scheme; Cost-effectiveness analysis.

Reading Essentials, student edition provides an interactive reading experience to improve student comprehension of science content. It makes lesson content more accessible to struggling students and supports goals for differentiated instruction. Students can highlight text and take notes right in the book!

Prepared by recognized scholars and devoted teachers, The Bedford Anthology of American Literature brings the canon of American literature down to a manageable size. Half the length of other leading anthologies, and offered at a much lower price, the anthology reflects years of firsthand experience in the classroom and extensive research on what instructors are actually teaching in the survey course today. Prepared expressly for students and informed by the new understandings of and approaches to American literature that have emerged during the last 30 years, the anthology is lavishly illustrated and features several pedagogical innovations that help students engage with the literature.

Features of this book include: A step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach allowing students to successfully learn and retain information to be used in their personal and professional lives; New opening chapter presents Office 2010 and Windows 7 skills preventing coverage of basic skills in the applications chapters and providing students with a strong base for further learning; Expanded coverage of PowerPoint and Outlook provides a thorough introduction to these applications and gives exposure to the numerous enhancements made to Office 2010; Chapter topic redistribution offers concise chapters that ensure complete skill coverage and lead to more manageable chapters; New pedagogical elements enrich material and create an accessible and user-friendly approach allowing easy navigation through the skills in each chapter. - Back cover.

Teacher's Edition to accompany Implications of Literature Trailblazer Level; includes answers to all questions posed in the Student Edition.