TY - BOOK AU - Sarkar, Hiren AU - Kumar, Raj ED - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, TI - Protecting marginalized groups during economic downturns: lessons from the Asian experience SN - 9211201373 U1 - 100 SD:330.9 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - United Nations KW - Economic crisis KW - Social services KW - Informal sector KW - Economic integration KW - Social impact of Asian economic crisis KW - Microcredit KW - Unemployment insurance KW - Social security KW - Financial crises--Social aspects KW - Asia and the Pacific KW - Republic of Korea KW - Indonesia KW - Thailand KW - ESCAP N1 - Includes Annexes (p. 73-136) N2 - This publication is based on the findings of an ESCAP project established to evaluate the effectiveness of government programmes and policies designed to alleviate the socio-economic impact of rising unemployment levels and income loss caused by the Asian economic crisis. The surveys covered the three hardest hit countries: Indonesia, the Republic of Korea and Thailand ER -