Poverty targeting in Asia 1. Experiences with poverty targeting in Asia : an overview John Weiss 2. Poverty targeting in India Pradeep Srivastava 3. Poverty targeting in Indonesia Ari A. Perdana and John Maxwell 4. Poverty targeting in the Peoples Republic of China Wang Sangui 5. Poverty targeting in Thailand Peter Warr and Isra Sarntisart 6. Poverty targeting in the Philippines Arsenio Balisacan and Rosemarie Edillon 7. Micro finance and poverty reduction in Asia John Weiss Heather Montgomery and Elvira Kurmanalieva Following a comprehensive overview by the editor this book offers a detailed assessment of the results of directly channelling resources to the poor and extensively discusses the experience of five Asian countries India Indonesia the Peoples Republic of China the Philippines and Thailand