00000cam a22000003a 4500 UP-1685594773861924314 Buklod 20130813132243.0 g||| | || || ta 130813s2010 xx d r |||| u| 01163000 (iLib)UPBAG-00011103712 HC 411 K39 2010 Key indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2010. 41st ed. Mandaluyong City Asian Development Bank c2010. xxxviii, 283 p. col ill. 28 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.) KTRC-ACD#012, KTRC-ACD#013 Accompanying disc contains the text of the book and other data not included in the print version in PDF format. "Special chapter : The rise of Asia's middle class." PART I Special Chapter: The Rise of Asia's Middle Class : 1. Introduction -- 2. Asia's Emerging Middle Class: Past, Present, and Future : A. Defining the Middle Class -- B. The Size and Growth of Developing Asia?s Middle Class -- C. Results from Household Surveys in Selected Countries -- D. The Role of Perception -- E. Projections of the Size of the Asian Middle Class -- 3. The Middle Class and Their Values: A Profile : A. Profile of the Middle Class -- B. Middle-Class Values -- 4. Determinants of Middle Class Emergence : A. Economic Growth and Income Distribution -- B. Jobs and Education -- C. Mobility and Vulnerability -- D. Cross-Country Determinants of Middle-Class Growth -- 5. Implications of Middle-Class Growth : A. Expanding Markets for Consumer Durables -- B. Frugal Innovation -- C. Greater Accountability in Public Services -- D. Economic Growth -- 6. Adverse Consequences of the Rise of the Asian Middle Class : A. Environmental Stress -- B. Health Burdens -- 7. Conclusion. PART II Millennium Development Goals : Introduction to the Millennium Development Goals -- Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger -- Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education -- Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women -- Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality -- Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health -- Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Diseases -- Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability -- Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development. PART III Regional Tables : People : Population -- Labor Force and Employment -- Poverty Indicators -- Social Indicators -- Economy and Output : National Accounts -- Production -- Money, Finance, and Prices : Prices -- Money and Finance -- Exchange Rates -- Globalization : Balance of Payments -- External Trade -- International Reserves -- Capital Flows -- External Indebtedness -- Tourism -- Transport, Electricity, and Communications : Transport -- Electricity -- Communications -- Energy and Environment : Energy -- Environment -- Government and Governance : Government Finance -- Governance. PART IV Definitions : Millennium Development Goals -- Regional Tables. Economic indicators Asia Periodicals. Economic indicators Asia Statistics. Economic indicators Pacific Area Periodicals. Economic indicators Pacific Area Statistics. Middle class Asia. Asian Development Bank. Key indicators 2010 : The rise of Asia's middle class. UPBAG KTRC HC 411 K39 2010 Book