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Early Warning Systems for Financial Crises
Applications to East Asia
AvAsian Development Bank
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2005
785 kr
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Since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, East Asia has implemented a number of initiatives designed to strengthen monetary and financial cooperation, bolstering the region''s resilience to economic and financial vulnerabilities. One such initiative is the ASEAN+3 Information Exchange and Policy Dialogue, which includes development of early warning systems (EWS) for financial crises. This book examines efforts to develop EWS models. Specifically, the book analyzes the current understanding of the causes of currency and banking crises, describes recent progress in developing and applying EWS models for currency and banking crises, reviews methodolgical issues, assesses the predictive power of EWS models and also highlights areas where further research is required to make these models more effective tools for policy analysis. The case studies apply both parametric and nonparametric approaches to EWS modleing using data from six East Asian countries.
Monetary and Financial Integration in East Asia
The Way Ahead: Volume 2
AvAsian Development Bank,Asian Development Bank
Inbunden, Engelska, 2003
1 139 kr
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This second part of a two-volume set provides a background and overview to the issues surrounding the monetary and financial co-operation in East Asia. The volume traces the increased interest in regional monetary and financial co-operation and the resulting initiatives such as the ASEAN Surveillance Process, the ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers Process including its Chiang Mai Initiative of 2000, the Manila Framework Group, and the Asia-Europe Finance Ministers Process, to name a few. These developments in some ways represent a significant break from the past. Going forward, the key challenge is how to set priorities and sequence developments so as to smooth the path to a new regional financial architecture.
Early Warning Systems for Financial Crises
Applications to East Asia
AvAsian Development Bank
Inbunden, Engelska, 2005
573 kr
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Since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, East Asia has implemented a number of initiatives designed to strengthen monetary and financial cooperation, bolstering the region's resilience to economic and financial vulnerabilities. One such initiative is the ASEAN+3 Information Exchange and Policy Dialogue, which includes development of early warning systems (EWS) for financial crises. This book examines efforts to develop EWS models. Specifically, the book analyzes the current understanding of the causes of currency and banking crises, describes recent progress in developing and applying EWS models for currency and banking crises, reviews methodolgical issues, assesses the predictive power of EWS models and also highlights areas where further research is required to make these models more effective tools for policy analysis. The case studies apply both parametric and nonparametric approaches to EWS modleing using data from six East Asian countries.
ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific Fighting Bribery in Public Procurement in Asia and the Pacific
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2008
824 kr
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Asian-Pacific countries have made significant efforts to address weaknesses in their procurement frameworks and practices. To support these efforts and to assist the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative's 28 member countries in strengthening their public-procurement mechanisms, the Initiative conducted a Regional Seminar on Fighting Bribery in Public Procurement in November 2007. This volume compiles the experience that experts from Asian and Pacific countries - as well as beyond the region - shared during the seminar. It is addressed to policy makers and experts who wish to learn from other countries' experiences in strengthening frameworks to protect public procurement from bribery and corruption risks.
ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific Strategies for Business, Government and Civil Society to Fight Corruption in Asia and the Pacific
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2009
785 kr
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Bribery is bad for business, so why do businesses continue to bribe? What roles do business, government, and civil society have in the fight against corruption - and notably in the fight against bribery in business? The 6th Regional Anti-Corruption Conference for Asia and the Pacific gathered experts from countries and jurisdictions of Asia and the Pacific, OECD member countries, leading enterprises and businesses associations, civil society, and development partners to respond to these questions and to share their experiences in fighting bribery in business. The conference, organized by the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific in late November 2008, explored (i) possible drivers and incentives for anti-corruption reform; (ii) the role of criminal law standards and corporate compliance mechanisms; (iii) the risks and countermeasures against private-to-private corruption; (iv) preventing and managing conflicts of interest; (v) international initiatives to counter bribery; (vi) how development partners can become involved in the fight against bribery and corruption. This book presents the proceedings of the conference.
Development Centre Seminars Asia and Europe Services Liberalisation
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2003
473 kr
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This book demonstrates some of the pitfalls associated with services liberalisation but recommends perseverance and even acceleration of the reforms. Contributors call for orderly and rapid progress towards regional integration of the services sector, based on the gradual removal of the barriers to competition. The benefits will be increased FDI flows and domestic investment, with a subsequent contribution to growth and poverty reduction. This book is based upon the 2002 International Forum on Asian Perspectives organised by the ADB and the OECD Development Centre.
Seminaires du Centre de Developpement Asie et Europe La liberalisation des services
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Franska, 2003
593 kr
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Cet ouvrage analyse certains des pieges de la liberalisation des services, mais recommande neanmoins la perseverance, voire l'acceleration des reformes. Les auteurs preconisent une progression rapide et ordonnee vers l'integration regionale du secteur des services reposant sur l'elimination progressive des obstacles a la concurrence. Une evolution qui aurait pour avantage d'accroitre les flux d'investissement direct etranger et l'investissement interieur en contribuant, par la meme, a la croissance et a la reduction de la pauvrete. Cet ouvrage s'appuie sur les debats du Forum international sur les perspectives asiatiques qui a eu lieu a Paris en Juin 2002, organise par la Banque asiatique de developpement et le Centre de Developpement de l'OCDE.
Development Centre Seminars Financial Liberalisation in Asia Analysis and Prospects
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 1999
561 kr
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Rapid globalisation has brought substantial benefits to developing Asia, but it has also heightened the risks associated with policy mistakes, weak financial institutions, and problems in corporate and public governance. The 1997 Asian crisis has demonstrated the urgent need to rethink the sequencing and comprehensiveness of financial liberalisation. Would further opening of Asia's financial systems be helpful or counterproductive in fostering financial stability? What structural reforms do emerging economies need to undertake to ensure that capital inflows are transformed into productive investment? Which regulatory and other requirements would have to be attached to further financial liberalisation? And what role should international organisations and the private sector play in crisis resolution?This volume seeks to provide answers to these questions by discussing the roots of the Asian financial crisis and suggesting some constructive approaches to crisis resolution. It was produced jointly by the Asian Development Bank and OECD Development Centre based on their fourth joint annual Forum on Asian Perspectives.
Development Centre Seminars Technology and Poverty Reduction in Asia and the Pacific
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2002
529 kr
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Poverty reduction remains a major development challenge in much of Asia and the Pacific. Historically, technology has played a central role in raising living standards across the region, including those of the poor. The Green Revolution and various innovations of modern medicine and public health have been instrumental in improving nutrition, health, and livelihoods of millions of poor people. Yet, the pace of improvement from these sources appears to have slowed, and new technological impetus - as well as improved policies and institutions - are needed to address the persistent poverty problem in some regions and among some social groups. Agricultural and medical biotechnology hold tremendous promise but also bring with them new risks and concerns that need to be addressed before their full potential can be realised. New information technologies are only beginning to diffuse widely in developing Asia and the Pacific, but ultimately these too can have profound impacts on the lives of the poor, empowering them with access to information that once was the preserve of the privileged few.
Development Centre Seminars Achieving Financial Stability in Asia
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2000
449 kr
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Achieving Financial Stability in Asia sets out to identify the elements which could restore confidence to the countries of the region and stabilise financial flows on a global basis. Thus, measures must be taken which include improving public and corporate governance, strengthening democracy and improving the efficiency of regulatory institutions. At the same time, emerging economies ought to be given a greater measure of participation in international regulatory bodies, so that any solutions proposed to dampen the volatility of financial flows might take their interests and opinions into account. This book reflects the contributions to the fifth edition of the International Forum on Asian Perspectives, which was held in Paris in June 1999. The Forum was created by the Asian Development Bank and the OECD Development Centre as an annual meeting place of ideas and strategies from Asian countries and from the OECD region. The aim of the Forum is to create an area where the knowledge bases of the partners can be combined to exploit their specific advantages in the search for solutions to the economic problems of Asia. The Forum also includes an open meeting where these ideas can be tested in front of a wide audience of people from the worlds of politics, administration, academia, the media and business.
Development Centre Seminars Sustainable Recovery in Asia Mobilising Resources for Development
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2000
545 kr
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Two-thirds of the world's poor live in Asia. The major objective for the region, therefore, must be to reduce poverty. It has become clear in the wake of the crisis that the public sector can no longer shoulder the burden of financing pro-poor growth alone. At the same time, it is also clear that official aid flows throughout the world, and particularly in Asia, have been declining since the middle of the 1990s. Therefore, the private sector must be encouraged to provide at least part of the financing. This is the major message of the book. Two ways of achieving this are proposed. One is to attract more foreign direct investment and portfolio investment, rather than to rely on borrowing, to reduce financial vulnerability. The other is to promote partnerships between the state and the private sector, rather than simply to privatise the more lucrative branches of publicly owned and operated services. This book, co-edited by the OECD Development Centre and the Asian Development Bank, presents an original and comprehensive approach to the problem of obtaining support for maintaining development projects in the wake of the global financial crisis. The book brings together varied and complementary opinions from participants -- from the worlds of business, finance, government, academia and the media -- in the sixth annual International Forum on Asian Perspectives, held in Paris in July 2000. Sustainable Recovery in Asia: Mobilising Resources for Development constitutes a reference work on Asia and provides an excellent basis for policy advice for governments and policy makers.
Reviews of National Policies for Education Education in Indonesia Rising to the Challenge
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2015
945 kr
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Having made impressive progress in widening access to basic education, Indonesia must now consolidate these gains and develop an education system that will support better the needs of a rapidly emerging economy in its transition towards high-income status. This report provides guidance on how Indonesia can rise to this challenge. It highlights three main policy directions which, pursued together, would help Indonesia advance on the path towards stronger growth and more inclusive and sustainable development. The first priority is to raise the quality of education and ensure that all learners acquire the skills they need to succeed in life and work. The second goal is to widen participation, requiring a concerted effort to improve access for disadvantaged groups and expand provision beyond the basic level. The final challenge is to increase efficiency, with a more data-driven approach to resource allocation, better tailoring of provision to local needs, and stronger performance management.
Seminaires du Centre de Developpement L'avenir de l'Asie dans l'economie mondiale
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Franska, 1998
497 kr
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En s'appuyant sur des scenarios realises par la Banque asiatique de developpement (BAD) et le Centre de Developpement de l'OCDE, cet ouvrage analyse les moyens de consolider la croissance economique a long terme de l'Asie, au profit de l'economie mondiale dans son ensemble. Au-dela des difficultes economiques actuelles, des perspectives de croissance forte attendent les pays asiatiques pour peu qu'ils s'emploient efficacement a renforcer leurs institutions nationales, a soutenir l'investissement dans le capital humain et a preserver leur capital environnemental. Cet ouvrage est le fruit de la troisieme conference du Forum international sur les perspectives asiatiques, organise chaque annee par la BAD et le Centre de Developpement de l'OCDE. Ce Forum a pour vocation d'encourager les echanges d'idees entre specialistes asiatiques et europeens sur des questions economiques importantes pour ces deux regions.
Seminaires du Centre de Developpement La liberalisation financiere en Asie Analyses et perspectives
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Franska, 1999
385 kr
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La mondialisation rapide a ete particulierement benefique aux pays d'Asie en developpement, mais elle a egalement accru les risques lies aux erreurs de politique economique, a la faiblesse des institutions financieres et a une mauvaise gestion des affaires publiques et privees. La crise asiatique de 1997 a montre a quel point il est urgent de revoir le rythme et l'ampleur de la liberalisation financiere. La poursuite de l'ouverture des systemes financiers asiatiques serait-elle propice ou au contraire prejudiciable a la stabilite financiere ? Quelles reformes structurelles les economies emergentes devraient-elles mettre en oeuvre pour garantir la transformation des flux de capitaux en investissements productifs ? De quelles exigences, notamment reglementaires, doit s'accompagner une liberalisation financiere plus poussee ? Et quelle part les organisations internationales et le secteur prive devraient-ils prendre a la resolution de la crise ? Cet ouvrage tente de repondre a ces questions en examinant les causes profondes de la crise financiere asiatique et en proposant quelques approches constructives pour la resoudre. Cette publication fait suite au quatrieme Forum sur les perspectives asiatiques organise conjointement par la Banque asiatique de developpement et le Centre de Developpement de l'OCDE.
OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation Employment and Skills Strategies in the Philippines
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2017
251 kr
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Skills represent a key driver of development and growth in the Philippines. Educational attainment of the Filipino population has steadily increased in recent decades, but while the country is regionally successful within Southeast Asia, it has yet to reach the standards of more developed countries. This OECD report looks at the implementation of employment and skills development programmes in a sample of cities in the Philippines: Taguig City, Cebu City, and Davao City. Local governments in the Philippines have an active role in the management of employment and skills programmes through Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs). These offices are responsible for the implementation of a number of nationally regulated policies and programmes. All three cities are making a number of investments to better link people to jobs, develop a skilled workforce and attract new investment.
OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation Employment and Skills Strategies in the Philippines
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
Engelska, 2017
254 kr
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Skills represent a key driver of development and growth in the Philippines. Educational attainment of the Filipino population has steadily increased in recent decades, but while the country is regionally successful within Southeast Asia, it has yet to reach the standards of more developed countries. This OECD report looks at the implementation of employment and skills development programmes in a sample of cities in the Philippines: Taguig City, Cebu City, and Davao City. Local governments in the Philippines have an active role in the management of employment and skills programmes through Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs). These offices are responsible for the implementation of a number of nationally regulated policies and programmes. All three cities are making a number of investments to better link people to jobs, develop a skilled workforce and attract new investment.
Seminaires du Centre de Developpement Technologie et lutte contre la pauvrete en Asie et dans le Pacifique
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Franska, 2002
443 kr
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Faire reculer la pauvrete est aujourd'hui encore un enjeu majeur du developpement dans la plupart des pays d'Asie et du Pacifique. Historiquement, la technologie a joue un role essentiel pour le progres des niveaux de vie dans cette region, y compris en ce qui concerne les populations pauvres. La Revolution verte et diverses innovations dans les domaines de la sante publique et de la medecine moderne ont ete fondamentales pour ameliorer l'alimentation, la sante et les conditions de vie de millions de pauvres. Il semble neanmoins que ces progres marquent le pas, appelant de nouvelles avancees technologiques - ainsi que des ameliorations sur le plan politique et institutionnel - afin d'apporter des solutions au probleme persistant de la pauvrete dans certains groupes sociaux et certaines zones geographiques. Les biotechnologies agricoles et medicales sont riches de promesses, mais elles s'accompagnent de risques et de preoccupations qui doivent recevoir des reponses avant qu'elles puissent etre pleinement mises en oeuvre. Les nouvelles technologies de l'information commencent seulement a se diffuser largement dans les pays en developpement d'Asie et du Pacifique. A terme toutefois, elles pourraient avoir une large influence sur la vie des pauvres, en leur permettant d'acceder a des informations jusque-la reservees aux nantis.
Seminaires du Centre de Developpement Vers la stabilite financiere en Asie
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Franska, 2000
445 kr
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Cet ouvrage se propose d'identifier les elements qui permettraient aux pays d'Asie de renouer avec la confiance, tout en stabilisant les flux financiers a l'echelle de la planete. Des mesures sont ainsi preconisees pour ameliorer la gestion des affaires publiques et privees, renforcer la democratie et augmenter l'efficacite des institutions de regulation. Parallelement, les economies emergentes devraient pouvoir participer davantage aux instances internationales de regulation, de sorte que toute proposition pour contrecarrer la volatilite des flux financiers prenne en consideration leur avis et leurs interets. Cet ouvrage rassemble les contributions presentees lors de la cinquieme edition du Forum international sur les perspectives asiatiques, qui s'est tenu a Paris en juin 1999. Le Forum a ete concu par la Banque Asiatique de Developpement et le Centre de Developpement de l'OCDE comme un lieu de rencontre annuelle entre les pays d'Asie et les pays de l'OCDE visant a faciliter les echanges d'idees et de strategies. Ce Forum est l'occasion pour les partenaires de mettre en commun leurs experiences et leurs connaissances afin d'exploiter au mieux leurs atouts specifiques et de trouver des solutions aux problemes economiques de l'Asie. Le Forum comporte egalement une conference publique ou ces idees sont debattues avec de nombreux participants, venus de domaines aussi divers que la politique, l'administration, le monde universitaire, les medias et les milieux d'affaires.
Seminaires du Centre de Developpement Pour une relance durable en Asie Mobiliser des ressources pour le developpement
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Franska, 2000
539 kr
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Les deux tiers des pauvres de la planete vivent en Asie. L'objectif premier de toute politique de developpement dans cette region doit donc etre de reduire la pauvrete. Dans le sillage de la crise, il est devenu evident que le secteur public ne peut plus supporter seul le poids du financement d'une croissance privilegiant les pauvres. En outre, il est devenu manifeste que les flux d'aide publique diminuent depuis le milieu des annees 90 dans le monde entier, et en particulier en Asie. C'est pourquoi il faut encourager le secteur prive a fournir une partie des fonds necessaires ; tel est le principal message de cet ouvrage. L'ouvrage propose deux moyens d'y parvenir. L'un consiste a attirer davantage d'investissements directs etrangers et d'investissements de portefeuille pour reduire la vulnerabilite financiere, plutot que de compter sur l'emprunt. L'autre consiste a promouvoir la formation de partenariats entre l'Etat et le secteur prive, plutot que de simplement privatiser les branches les plus lucratives des services fournis et geres par l'Etat. Cet ouvrage, co-edite par le Centre de Developpement de l'OCDE et la Banque asiatique de developpement, presente une approche originale et exhaustive du probleme que pose la necessite d'obtenir des fonds pour assurer la poursuite des projets de developpement au lendemain de la crise financiere mondiale. Il rassemble les points de vue divers et complementaires des participants - issus du monde des affaires, des milieux financiers, des administrations publiques, de l'universite et des medias - au sixieme forum international sur les perspectives asiatiques, organise a Paris en juillet 2000. Pour une relance durable en Asie : mobiliser des ressources pour le developpement est un ouvrage de reference precieux sur l'Asie et une excellente base pour l'elaboration de conseils destines aux gouvernements et aux decideurs.
Government at a Glance Southeast Asia 2019
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
Engelska, 2019
519 kr
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Government at a Glance Southeast Asia 2019 is the first edition in the Government at a Glance series for the region. It provides the latest available data on public administrations in the 10 ASEAN member countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. This publication includes indicators on public finance and economics, public employment, budget practices and procedures, strategic human resources management, digital government, open government and citizen satisfaction with public services. Where possible, these data were compared against the OECD average and that of the neighbouring OECD member countries, such as Australia, Korea, Japan and New Zealand. Each indicator in the publication is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of graphs and/or charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings conveyed by the data, and a methodological section on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability.
OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation Employment and Skills Strategies in Indonesia
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2020
334 kr
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This report comes at a time when policy makers are challenged by the COVID-19 crisis that is generating a profound reflection on economic and social well-being. Before COVID-19 hit, Indonesia had experienced remarkable economic growth, making substantial progress in poverty reduction and gains in employment. However, there are large differences in outcomes across Indonesian provinces, which often reflect the quality of local infrastructure, services, education, and jobs. This joint Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) study sheds light on challenges and opportunities to promote employment and skills outcomes at the local level in Indonesia. The analysis presented in this OECD/ADB report shows the importance of strengthening local institutions managing and delivering employment and skills policies.
OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation Employment and Skills Strategies in Indonesia
AvAsian Development Bank,OECD
E-bok
Engelska, 2020
331 kr
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This report comes at a time when policy makers are challenged by the COVID-19 crisis that is generating a profound reflection on economic and social well-being. Before COVID-19 hit, Indonesia had experienced remarkable economic growth, making substantial progress in poverty reduction and gains in employment. However, there are large differences in outcomes across Indonesian provinces, which often reflect the quality of local infrastructure, services, education, and jobs. This joint Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) study sheds light on challenges and opportunities to promote employment and skills outcomes at the local level in Indonesia. The analysis presented in this OECD/ADB report shows the importance of strengthening local institutions managing and delivering employment and skills policies.
ADB Perceptions Survey
Multinational Survey of Stakeholders 2009
AvAsian Development Bank
E-bok
Engelska, 2010
58 kr
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The 2009 ADB Perceptions Survey gauges stakeholders'' perceptions of ADB''s mission to help reduce poverty and contribute to development in Asia and the Pacific. The survey, the second of its kind since 2006, was carried out among 900 opinion leaders in 31 member countries, drawn from a broad cross section of stakeholders in government, media, civil society, academia, the private sector, and development partners. Key findings reveal that stakeholders strongly acknowledge ADB''s impact on development. A considerable majority of stakeholders view ADB as a trusted, reliable, and competent organization with excellent knowledge of the region. ADB also received high marks for its work in improving infrastructure and supporting regional economic cooperation and integration. At the same time, stakeholders believe that ADB could improve its performance in the areas of bureaucracy, speed, and project execution and monitoring, while doing more to strengthen governance and gender equality.
Methodology for Estimating Carbon Footprint of Road Projects
Case Study: India
AvAsian Development Bank
E-bok
Engelska, 2010
58 kr
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Carbon footprint is a tool commonly used to describe the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions for which an individual or organization is responsible. ADB''s South Asia Department (SARD) carried out this study to explore possible approaches and methods to calculate the carbon footprint from its road activities and their total contributions on SARD''s overall activities in India. India was selected for this study because it represents all types of SARD activities (highways, national roads, and rural roads) and the project locations range from urban to rural areas with different ecological conditions. A model of calculating carbon footprint---construction, operation, and maintenance---of road projects was developed, and this model was tested and presented using data from SARD projects in India.
Access to Justice for the Urban Poor
Toward Inclusive Cities
AvAsian Development Bank
E-bok
Engelska, 2010
49 kr
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This publication suggests solutions that can be built into the design of urban development projects undertaken by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to address the common problems and grievances of the urban poor, and to improve urban governance overall. It also identifies successful or promising community-based approaches to dispute resolution that can be useful in urban project design. It uses ADB''s Governance policy as a framework for analyzing key findings of Access to Justice for the Urban Poor, a regional technical assistance grant to four developing member countries in Asia and the Pacific---Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. The findings consist of case studies illustrating typical problems encountered by the poor in connection with access to urban assets and services, and identifies the types of grievances or disputes that may arise because of these issues. The publication reproduces key case studies to illustrate significant concepts.
Strategy and Action Plan for the Greater Mekong Subregion East-West Economic Corridor
AvAsian Development Bank
E-bok
Engelska, 2010
58 kr
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The East–West Economic Corridor (EWEC) was launched in 1998 as a flagship initiative of the Greater Mekong Subregion. EWEC has since achieved many of its infrastructure targets and must now be transformed from a transport corridor into an economic corridor. This report reviews and updates the Pre-Investment Study for EWEC conducted in 2001. It consolidates the interests and concerns of stakeholders into a revised and updated strategy and action plan to provide a vision and framework, improve coordination, and assist in mobilizing resources for EWEC development. Preparation of this revised and updated strategy and action plan for EWEC involved a series of consultations with government officials of EWEC countries and representatives of the private sector, nongovernment organizations, and development partners. These consultations culminated in a regional workshop held on 24 April 2009 in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The revised and updated strategy and action plan for EWEC was endorsed at the 15th GMS Ministerial Conference held in Cha-am, Petchburi Province, Thailand on 17–19 June 2009.
Toward Sustainable and Balanced Development
Strategy and Action Plan for the Greater Mekong Subregion North-South Economic Corridor
AvAsian Development Bank
E-bok
Engelska, 2010
49 kr
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The North-South Economic Corridor (NSEC), one of the priority economic corridors under the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program, was designated as a GMS flagship initiative in 2002. Efforts have been taken since then to develop NSEC but these were pursued mainly on a project-by-project basis. Consultations in NSEC countries were started in the last quarter of 2007 to initiate a holistic approach to the development of NSEC. The strategy and action plan for NSEC is the product of these and subsequent consultations with government officials, representatives of the private sector, and other stakeholders in these countries. Besides providing a vision and framework for developing NSEC, this strategy and action plan is aimed at improving coordination, ensuring effective implementation, and helping the mobilization of resources and the broadening of support for NSEC development. The strategy and action plan for NSEC was endorsed at the 15th GMS Ministerial Conference held in Cha-am, Petchburi Province, Thailand on 17-19 June 2009.
Guidance Note: Road Transport Subsector Risk Assessment
AvAsian Development Bank
E-bok
Engelska, 2010
50 kr
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The road transport subsector tends to be vulnerable to risks. This is due to large budgets that often comprise a sizable percentage of a country''s national budget (20%-30%), an unclear strategic vision, nontransparent policy decisions that lead to inappropriate priorities, procurement contracts for goods and services that lend themselves to corruption, and political interference. Additional factors include weak business processes and control systems, weak capacity of subsector agencies, and fragile links across agencies and stakeholders. This guidance note aims to explain key features of the road transport subsector and identify entry points for mapping governance risks.
Transparency to the People
Using Stakeholder Participation to Support Public Sector Reform in Nauru and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
AvAsian Development Bank
E-bok
Engelska, 2010
49 kr
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The publication tells the story of the use of stakeholder participation to support public sector reform in Nauru and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The report provides important lessons for donor agencies, for Nauru and the RMI, and for other Pacific island nations that mainly live off aid and other rents. The lessons concern what has gone wrong with governance and why, and what can be done to improve governance under existing conditions. The three pilot projects described show that by taking transparency directly to the people, donors can help create more favorable conditions under which local citizens themselves can more readily press for reform. Whether the modest gains achieved in the pilot projects will prevail remains to be seen, but in all three cases, the future looks more promising than the past.
Focused Action
Priorities for Addressing Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific
AvAsian Development Bank
E-bok
Engelska, 2015
51 kr
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This publication outlines the five priority areas and three modalities of ADB''s approach to climate change: expanding the use of clean energy, encouraging sustainable transport and urban development, managing land use and forests for carbon sequestration, promoting climate-resilient development, and strengthening related policies and institutions.