Asian Development Bank: 821 books
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.
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...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Financial soundness indicators (FSIs) are methodological tools that help quantify and qualify the soundness and vulnerabilities of financial systems according to five areas of interests: capital adequacy, asset quality, earnings, liquidity, and sensitivity to market risk. With support from the Investment...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Higher education will have increasing importance in channeling human resources to support social development and economic growth but faces resource constraints and competing priorities in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs). Sudden and large shifts of government financing to higher education...
Philippines
Public-Private Partnerships by Local Government Units
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The Philippine infrastructure gap is prominent at the local government level. This study looks at past experiences of public-private partnership (PPP) projects of local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines. It reviews international experiences of PPPs at the local level and draws lessons from...
Harmonization and Standardization of Bond Market Infrastructures in ASEAN+3
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum Sub-Forum 2 Phase 3 Report
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
This report is an outcome of Phase 3 discussions under the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum Sub-Forum 2, which have focused on making bond market infrastructures in the region more inter-operable through the harmonization of transaction flows, standardization of messaging items, and implementation of international...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
The Transport Sector Master Plan Update is a guide for government and donors in allocating and programming future funds to raise efficiency of Afghanistan’s transport system. It takes stock of achievements of the previous Road Master Plan and important sector developments that have emerged during...
Navigating Gender-Inclusive Resettlement
The Experience of the Song Bung 4 Hydropower Project in Viet Nam
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
This case study report describes the comprehensive approach to gender inclusiveness resettlement in the Song Bung 4 Hydropower Project in a remote mountainous region of Quang Nam Province, Viet Nam. Based on discussions with people in affected villages, the report illustrates how the project is promoting...
Nature-Based Solutions for Building Resilience in Towns and Cities
Case Studies from the Greater Mekong Subregion
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Urban populations are projected to increase from 54% to 66% of the global population by 2050, with close to 90% of the increase concentrated in Asia and Africa. Cities and towns---a growing source of greenhouse gas emissions---will need to address challenges posed by climate change. A nature-based...