Asian Development Bank imprint: 965 books
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
This issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor updates the 2016 and 2017 GDP growth and inflation projections ADB's Pacific developing member countries. The theme of the policy briefs in this issue is Fisheries in Pacific Economies.
Finding Balance 2014
Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Island Countries
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) continue to constrain Pacific economies. They absorb scarce capital, suffer low productivity, and often provide high cost and low quality services. SOE reform is vital to create private investment opportunities, reduce the costs of doing business, and improve service...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
The urban water supply sector is vulnerable to a broad range of risks that can threaten development effectiveness. Risks can spring from the involvement of multiple institutions in water governance, capital intensity, large-scale procurement contracts for goods and services that lend themselves to...
Third ASEAN Chief Justices' Roundtable on Environment
ASEAN's Environmental Challenges and Legal Responses—The Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
From 15-18 November 2013, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chief justices and their designees convened in Bangkok, Thailand for their third roundtable on environment with the theme "ASEAN's Environmental Challenges and Legal Responses." Distinguished speakers and the judicial...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide provides an in-depth look at the region's bond markets. It explains the markets' legal and regulatory frameworks, specific characteristics, trading and transactions (including settlement systems), and other relevant information and data. The Bond Market Guide 2017 for the...
Sri Lanka
Gender Equality Diagnostic of Selected Sectors
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
This publication presents a gender equality diagnostic of education, energy, transport, and water and sanitation in Sri Lanka—four sectors which are the major areas of cooperation between ADB and the Government of Sri Lanka. The sector-focused chapters provide insights into the gender equality issues...
Asia Economic Monitor
December 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
The Asia Economic Monitor is a semiannual review of emerging East Asia's growth and policy issues. It covers the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Republic of Korea; and Taipei,China. This issue includes a special section on regional surveillance in East Asia.
Agricultural Production and Groundwater Conservation
Examples of Good Practices in Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Climate change and declining water resources threaten food production systems worldwide, increasing the need for efficient agricultural processes. The Shanxi Province of the People's Republic of China has been experiencing declining groundwater tables since 1956. This publication provides examples...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
This publication captures the presentations and discussions of experts and policy makers during the Experts' Roundtable Meeting on Assessing Fragility for a Differentiated Approach in Dealing with Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations, held on 15–16 June 2015 in Bangkok. The meeting objectives...
Gearing Up for Competitiveness
The Role of Planning, Governance, and Finance in Small and Medium-sized Cities in South Asia
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
This book focuses on local government’s role in increasing city competitiveness through planning, governance, and finance, particularly in small to medium-sized cities in South Asia. Existing studies on city competitiveness tend to focus on megacities, and yet smaller cities house an increasingly...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Better transport is essential to Myanmar’s development. After decades of underinvestment, Myanmar’s transport infrastructure lags behind other regional countries. Sixty percent of trunk highways and most of the railways need maintenance or rehabilitation. River infrastructure does not exist, while...
Finding Balance 2016
Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Enterprise in Island Countries
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Pacific state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are often formed to increase service delivery effectiveness and accountability. However, historical and financial indicators show that long-term government ownership of SOEs often result in outcomes counter to these goals. Weak governance and regulatory frameworks...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
This publication explains the significance of "referral systems" in the context of trafficking and migration. It defines a referral system as a support network of agencies and individuals specifically developed to provide support and services for a particular purpose, with an intentionally...
Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia
International Experiences with Payments for Environmental Services in Grazing Lands and Other Rangelands
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Payments for environmental services (PES) are a potential mechanism to provide incentives for sustainable management of grasslands and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. PES is not widely practiced in Mongolia, but has been included in the Green Development Strategy of the government. This paper...