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      Harnessing the private sector for rural development, poverty alleviation and HIV/AIDS prevention

      Lim, Steven; Cameron, Michael Patrick; Taweekul, Krailert; Askwith, John
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      Lim, S., Cameron, M. P., Taweekul, K. & Askwith, J. (2007). Harnessing the private sector for rural development, poverty alleviation and HIV/AIDS prevention. (Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Number 1/07). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/1624
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      In resource-constrained developing countries, mobilizing resources from outside sources may assist in overcoming many development challenges. This paper examines the Thai Business Initiative in Rural Development (TBIRD), an NGO-sponsored program that brings together the comparative advantages and self-interest of rural villages, private sector firms and a facilitating NGO, to improve social and community health outcomes in rural areas. We analyze key issues in the program with data from Northeast Thailand. We find that the TBIRD program appears to improve the income earning and other prospects of the TBIRD factory workers. Further, TBIRD factory employment exhibits a pro-poor bias. A key impact is to provide jobs for people who might otherwise be at increased risk of HIV infection through poverty-induced decisions to migrate to urban centres and participate in the commercial sex industry. This program adds another important tool for development planners in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
      Date
      2007-01
      Type
      Working Paper
      Series
      Department of Economics Working Paper Series
      Report No.
      1/07
      Publisher
      Waikato Management School
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