Inequality of Human Opportunities in Developing Asia

This paper analyzes the equity of opportunity in basic education and infrastructure services in seven developing countries, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam. The analysis applies a method developed by the World Bank called the Human Opportunity Index,...

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Main Author: Hyun H. Son
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The MIT Press 2013-09-01
Series:Asian Development Review
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Online Access:https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/ADEV_a_00017