Asian Development Bank: 958 books
Sustainable Energy Access Planning
A Framework
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Sustainable energy access planning, unlike traditional energy planning, gives primary importance to the energy demand of both poor and nonpoor households, the need to make cleaner energy services more affordable to the poor, the costs of both supply-side and demand-side access options, and the sustainability...
by Jouko Sarvi, Hitendra Pillay
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Early adoption of information and communication technology can allow developing countries in Asia and the Pacific to move from labor-intensive, natural resources-based to knowledge-based economies. Higher education institutions must adopt an institution-wide, holistic information and communication...
Growing Beyond the Low-Cost Advantage
How the People's Republic of China can Avoid the Middle-Income Trap
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
The economic success of the People's Republic of China (PRC) over the last three decades has brought with it new challenges. With a per capita gross national income of $4,930 in 2011, the PRC has just passed the threshold of upper-middle-income status and it still has a long way to go before becoming...
by Robert Gillett
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
The fishing industry benefits the people and economies of the Pacific in various ways but the full value of these benefits is not reflected in the region's statistics. Records may be maintained but they are not complete, or accurate, or comparable. The research summarized in this report reaffirms the...
by Irum Ahsan, Gregorio Rafael Bueta
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
This publication documents the proceedings of the Second South Asia Judicial Roundtable on Environmental Justice, held on 30-31 August 2013 in Thimphu, Bhutan. It brought together chief justices, senior judges, and experts from various fields to consider common environmental challenges in the region,...
Land and Cultural Survival
The Communal Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Asia
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Development in Asia faces a crucial issue: the right of indigenous peoples to build a better life while protecting their ancestral lands and cultural identity. An intimate relationship with land expressed in communal ownership has shaped and sustained these cultures over time. But now, public and...
Rural Finance in Poverty-Stricken Areas in the People's Republic of China
Balancing Government and Market
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Local financial institutions represent the best choices in the financial system for small and medium-sized enterprises and farming households. Government agencies in the People's Republic of China (PRC) have proposed policies that would relax market entry criteria and allow the creation of diversified...
by Seok Yong Yoon, Chava Chaithanya, Dongsung Kong
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
The Tax Administration Management Information System (TAMIS) Tool Kit was developed with the objective of guiding and helping tax agents in developing countries undertake a holistic transformation of tax administration using information and communication technology. The tool kit provides guidance...
by Satoru Araki, Iris Claus
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
A robust and sustainable tax system requires good tax administration. This report compares the administrative frameworks, functions, and performances of tax administration bodies in 22 jurisdictions in Asia and the Pacific. The descriptive analysis is based on surveys of tax administration conducted...
by Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
This publication presents an overview of tax policy and tax administration issues---how countries in Asia and the Pacific compare with the rest of the world in main taxes, revenue collections, tax morale, and others. The implications of reducing reliance on customs tariff revenues and of using the...
Fiscal Decentralization in Asia
Challenges and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
This publication discusses the decentralization issues faced by countries of Asia and the Pacific. It includes practical suggestions on how to proceed in this area to achieve economic growth, macroeconomic stability, poverty and income distribution, services delivery improvements, and political accountability....
Mainstreaming Gender into Climate Mitigation Activities
Guidelines for Policy Makers and Proposal Developers
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Actively engaging women in climate mitigation activities can yield multiple benefits, including improved jobs, better livelihoods, and more equitable revenue flows. Efforts are moving forward to design climate funding mechanisms to help capture these benefits, but policy makers and other stakeholders...
South Asia Pension Forum
Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Pension Systems in the Region
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Income insecurity in old age is likely to be one key cause of increased poverty in South Asia, and setting up systems to avert this crisis should be a central public policy goal of each country. Several countries in the region are therefore beginning to evaluate a range of policy options for pension...
Indonesia
Enhancing Productivity through Quality Jobs
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
The book focuses on Indonesia's most pressing labor market challenges and associated policy options to achieve higher and more inclusive economic growth. The challenges consist of creating jobs for and the skills in a youthful and increasingly better educated workforce, and raising the productivity...