Asian Development Bank: 958 books
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Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Public–private partnerships (PPPs) have shown their ability to meet some of the challenges in the health and education sectors both in India and overseas. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been assisting the Government of India since 2006 to develop PPPs across sectors in India, through a programmatic...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Social enterprises hold the potential to make India's spectacular growth story work better for its poor citizens. India's rapidly growing economy has not managed to alleviate extreme poverty, which encompasses nearly half the country's population. Reasons for this situation include inadequate infrastructure,...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
The Asia Bond Monitor (ABM) reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options. The ABM covers the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries plus the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
The Asia Bond Monitor (ABM) reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options. The ABM covers the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries plus the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.
by Nguyen Manh Hung, Nguyen Thi Hong Nhung, Bui Quang Tuan
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
This series features the scholarly works supported by the Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management, a region-wide capacity building program of the Asian Development Bank that supports knowledge products and services. It seeks to disseminate research results to a wider audience so that policy makers,...
Private Higher Education Across Asia
Expanding Access, Searching for Quality
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Private higher education (HE) growth in Asia has been much more rapid than in other parts of the world. This has led to a reduction in the burden on governments to finance HE with public funds; and diversification of the mission, scope, and role of private HE institutions in offering an alternative...
Build It and They Will Come
Lessons from the Northern Economic Corridor: Mitigating HIV and Other Diseases
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Infrastructure development brings immediate and obvious benefits to communities. What isn't as immediately obvious is that such development can also open the way for negative changes---such as the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. This report examines the impact on the local people of an important...
Development Asia—Going Green
January–March 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
This edition of Development Asia explores the concept of green growth: the embracing of environmentally sound and sustainable policies with the need to maintain high economic growth. It features an exclusive interview with leading expert Ashok Khosla, who takes a hard look at the promises and failings...
Toward an Environmentally Sustainable Future
Country Environmental Analysis of the People's Republic of China
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
This publication presents the results of a 2-year effort to update environmental assessment in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The research was a collaborative effort involving the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the National Development and Reform Commission,...
Toward Mainstreaming and Sustaining Community-Driven Development in Indonesia
Understanding Local Initiatives and the Transition from the National Rural Community Empowerment Program to the Village Law
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Indonesia has adopted community-driven development as a major strategy for poverty reduction, and replicated the approach nationwide through a number of programs. Over the past few years, the country has formulated a road map for sustaining the systems, procedures, and benefits of community-driven...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Climate change represents an increasing threat to the continued development of the people, preservation of ecosystems, and economic growth of Asia and the Pacific. Mainstreaming climate risk management in all aspects of development is thus key to an effective transition to climate-resilient development...
Quantifying Water and Energy Linkages in Irrigation
Experiences from Viet Nam
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
While Asia has the world's fastest-growing economy, 29 of 48 countries assessed by the Asian Water Development Outlook are water-insecure, posing a threat to the region's continued growth. As economies develop, increasing demands will be placed on water for food and water for energy. In the irrigation...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
The Asia Bond Monitor (ABM) reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options. The ABM covers the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries plus the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
The Asia Bond Monitor (ABM) reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options. The ABM covers the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries plus the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.