Bank Bank: 1056 books
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...
Pacific Economic Monitor May 2019
Special 10th Anniversary Issue
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
This publication provides an update of developments in Pacific economies and explores topical policy issues to date. The 10th edition features policy briefs focusing on the effects of climate change, impacts of natural hazards, income and purchasing power, service delivery, economic empowerment of women, and labor markets in the region.
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
This edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor updates 2013 and 2014 GDP growth and inflation projections for ADB's Pacific developing member countries. The theme of the policy briefs included in this issue is regional cooperation and integration.
20th by 2020
Bhutan’s Drive for Improved Governance
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Bhutan has made impressive gains in social, economic, and political development over the years. Its unique approach in this regard---encapsulated in the philosophy of Gross National Happiness---serves as an anchor for sustained efforts at holistic development. The drive for good governance in the...
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...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
This publication is a historical summary of progress made in energy cooperation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) since the beginning of the economic cooperation program in 1992. It highlights a two-pronged and phased approach to develop the GMS power market to realize the full benefits of synchronous...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Providing access to clean water continues to be a challenge for governments. To date, at least 1.8 billion people use drinking water sources that are contaminated and an estimated 663 million people across the globe do not have access to improved drinking water sources. The selected case briefs provide...
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...
Reducing Disaster Risk by Managing Urban Land Use
Guidance Notes for Planners
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
This publication provides guidance for urban planners on how to use land use management-related tools they have at their disposal---land use planning, development control instruments, greenfield development, and urban redevelopment---to reduce disaster risk and contribute to strengthening urban resilience...
Gender Equality Results Case Study
Sri Lanka—Improving Connectivity to Support Livelihoods and Gender Equality
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
The Improving Connectivity to Support Livelihoods and Gender Equality project (JFPR 9143) sought to to improve connectivity and quality of life of conflict-affected and isolated poor communities in selected districts of the Eastern and North Central provinces of Sri Lanka, and supported the rehabilitation...
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...
Impact Investors in Asia
Characteristics and Preferences for Investing in Social Enterprises in Asia and the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
This report provides insights to investors keen to invest in the region, financial intermediaries that advise social enterprises (SEs) on capital raising, and developers of platforms seeking to connect SEs in the region with impact investors. Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX), an SE based in Singapore,...
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...