Star of India or Reducing Rural Poverty in Asia

Star of India: The Spicy Adventures of Curry

Author: Jo Monro

How did the curry get here and how did the Brits, a nation famed for a love of bland food, end up with Chicken Tikka Masala as their favourite dish? It is a history that took curry, via the British Empire, from its Eastern origins, around the globe.

This book talks to the men and women who gambled everything to make a living, who endured indifference and racism to secure an income and those who got their relatives to pack the cardamom when they visited as there was no other way of obtaining the ingredients. This book looks at how the British love affair with curry has changed lives, not just in Britain but around the globe

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	The lust for spice	9
Ch. 2	Why spice + spice = magic	33
Ch. 3	The food of empire	49
Ch. 4	Twentieth-century tastes	79
Ch. 5	The pioneers	99
Ch. 6	The Vindaloo years	127
Ch. 7	The British response	151
Ch. 8	The unexpected consequences of curry	167
Ch. 9	The curry conquerors	183
Ch. 10	The five-star revolution	201
Ch. 11	The future of curry	221
Ch. 12	Curry conquers the world	237
App. A	A guide to regional cuisine	257
App. B	Restaurant names	267
App. C	Menu mate	273

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Reducing Rural Poverty in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities for Microenterprises and Public Employment Schemes

Author: Nurul Islam

Reducing Rural Poverty in Asia provides evidence-based guidelines for policymakers in developing countries, for researchers focusing on development problems, and for the international development assistance community in the continuing search for ways to effectively reduce poverty in the developing world. Detailed examinations are clearly presented on the efforts for poverty alleviation through microenterprise development and rural public employment programs that focus on public works and household/small-scale industries. Asia-based case studies of various microenterprises and rural public employment projects reveal important policy mechanisms and the effectiveness of each poverty reduction measure. Tables, figures, and relevant glossaries make unfamiliar terms and difficult information easy to understand.