Includes bibliographical references. Abbott, D. F., & Pollard, S. (2004). Hardship and poverty in the Pacific. Manila, Philippines : Asian Development Bank.

Defining hardship and poverty -- Poverty in the Pacific? -- Defining poverty in the Pacific -- Conclusions -- Perceptions of the people -- Causes of hardship and poverty -- Who are the most disadvantaged? -- Getting better or worse? -- Priorities of the people -- Conclusions -- Millennium development goals and other poverty indicators -- Going in the right direction? -- Measuring poverty and hardship -- National poverty lines Levels of inequality -- Education indicators -- Health indicators -- Environmental health Employment and unemployment -- Household assets -- MDG achievements and progress monitoring -- Monetization and poverty -- Conclusions -- Are national strategies relevent to poverty reduction? -- What have governments achieved? -- Approaches to national planning -- Private sector development and state capitalism -- Have aid funded projects led to development? -- Good governance in the key -- Conclusions -- A framework for strategies and priorities for poverty reduction -- Alleviating poverty: the three pillars of ADB's poverty reduction strategy -- The framework -- Organization -- Design and implementation -- Conclusions -- A preferred strategy for a modern state -- Pacific regional priorities -- Closer regional cooperation -- Next steps -- Conclusions