Development category: 15312 books
Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction
Annual Report 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) Annual Report 2014 is the 14th such report and covers the period 1 January–31 December 2014. It presents JFPR’s background and rationale, implementation progress, and achievements. Established in May 2000, JFPR provides direct grant assistance to the...
Together We Deliver
50 Stories of ADB's Partnerships in Asia and the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
This publication reflects on 5 decades of engagement with our 40 developing member countries, and explores 10 cross-cutting areas of work that enable the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to respond to new and emerging challenges that will affect development outcomes in a rapidly changing region. These...
Industrial Development in Africa
Mapping Industrialization Pathways for a Leaping Leopard
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2018
Industrial Development in Africa critically synthesizes and reframes the debates on African industrial development in a capability-opportunity framework. It recasts the challenge in a broader comparative context of successive waves of catchup industrialization experiences in the European periphery,...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
This book investigates how housing policy changes in Asia since the late 1990s have impacted on housing affordability, security, livability, culture and social development.
Using case study examples from countries/cities including China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Bangladesh,...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program has adopted a multisector approach to economic corridor development, requiring multisector investments, increased inter-sector coordination, and enhanced knowledge platform. An area of concern is facilitating safe labor migration. This report,...
Development Effectiveness Report 2018
Private Sector Operations
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working with the private sector in Asia and the Pacific to help the region achieve a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable future. This report presents investments made through ADB's Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) and assesses contributions...
Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction
Annual Report 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) was established in May 2000 and provides direct grant assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable groups in developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) while fostering long-term social and economic development. The grants target...
Creative Approaches to Planning and Local Development
Insights from Small and Medium-Sized Towns in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
This book project highlights creative approaches to planning and local development. The dynamic complexity, diversity and fluidity which characterize contemporary society represent challenges for planning and development endeavours. While research and policy work has extensively focused on large cities...
Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative
A Decade of Reform: Annual Progress Report 2015-2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
The Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) has been working to improve the lives of Pacific people for 10 years. Through reforms that encourage a well-functioning and vibrant private sector, PSDI's initiatives aim to make it easier to set up, run, and dissolve a business in the Pacific...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2016
Technology and media are now integrated in various facets of society, including social and economic development. This has allowed for new and innovative methods for aiding in development initiatives. Impacts of the Media on African Socio-Economic Development is an essential research publication for the...
by E. Stuart Kirby
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
First published in 1967, this influential study reviews the economic development of 15 countries from East Asia in the period between 1945 and 1965. It deals with a wide variety of factors influencing the development of the region, including the influence of foreign governments (both international...
In Pursuit of Sustainable Development
New governance practices at the sub-national level in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2008
The book explores how implementation strategies engage sub-national, regional and local actors in the promotion of sustainable development.
Following the obligations incurred at the Rio Earth Summit and the related UNCED process, European states began to produce sustainable development strategies...
by Mike van Drongelen, Aravind Krishnaswamy, Adam Dennis
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Develop lean iOS and Android apps using industry standard techniques and lean development practices.
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Mission Possible
The Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation (LAAD) was one of many initiatives taken at the height of the Cold War to alleviate poverty in countries threatened by communist insurgencies. Its mission was to promote rural development by funding local agribusiness enterprises to create new...