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Free Trade Agreement between People's Republic of China and India: Likely Impact and Its Implications to Asian Economic Community

Analysis of impact trade cooperation between India and the People's Republic of China has on development.

Information and Communication Technology and Microfinance: Options for Mongolia

Using evidence from Mongolia this paper examines the application of information and communication technology in microfinance.

Economic and Social Development in the People's Republic of China's North-East Region: a Comparative Study

This paper analyses economic and social indicators across provinces in the People's Republic of China.

Finance and Development: Financing Township and Village Enterprises in the People's Republic of China

This paper examines the role of finance in development in the light of the experience of Township and Village Enterprises in the People's Republic of China.

Contract Farming and Poverty Reduction: the Case of Organic Rice Contract Farming in Thailand

This paper is the edited version of an earlier workshop paper. It assesses the profitability and profit efficiency of contract-based, organic rice farming in Thailand.

Toward a Regional Exchange Rate Regime in East Asia

Asia's emerging economies should use a currency basket system based on the G3 or G3-plus currencies for stable intraregional exchange rates.

Prospects of India–Bangladesh Economic Cooperation: Implications for South Asian Regional Cooperation

Bangladesh and India should pursue bilateral economic cooperation to enhance South Asian regional cooperation.

Japan's Deflationary Hangover: Wage Stagnation and the Syndrome of the Ever-Weaker Yen

China and Japan should not appreciate their currencies, but instead should seek new policies to stabilize them.

Governance in Indonesia: Some Comments

This paper discusses several selected topics concerning governance in Indonesia, September 2005.

Globalization, Geography, and Regional Policy

This papers considers the impact of globalization on policies towards national regional development.

Governance, Competitiveness, and Growth: The Challenges for Bangladesh

Different governance dimensions in Bangladesh are significantly and positively related to its economic development, however, the quality of governance has remained low.

Technology and Indonesia's Industrial Competitiveness

This paper examines the technological capability of Indonesian industry.

Who's in First? A Regional Development Index for the PRC's Provinces

Regional development in People's Republic of China is measured using field indices that combine to form an overall regional development index.

Policies for Private Sector Development in Indonesia

This paper surveys the evolution of policy on private sector development in Indonesia post-independence.

Forum on Building Resilience to Fragility in Asia and the Pacific: Proceedings

This document contains the proceedings from the high-level forum, Building Resilience to Fragility in Asia and the Pacific, that was held by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) in Manila in June 2013. The forum aimed to foster stronger partnerships, support new thinking and innovative engagement, and enhance development efforts to better assist countries with fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS) .

Convergence in Agriculture of Some Asian Countries

Growth model finds evidence of agricultural convergence among Asian countries, but changes in factors including foreign aid may make this impossible to realize.

Coordinated Failure? A Cross-Country Bank Failure Prediction Model

Bank failure prediction study; cross-country logit model using Japanese and Indonesian data.

Policy Environment and Regulatory Reforms for Private and Foreign Investment in Developing Countries: A Case of the Indian Power Sector

To attract infrastructure investment to meet national goals for providing electricity to consumers, India needs continued macroeconomic stability as well as an improved policy and regulatory environment.

What is Special about Enterprise Performance in North-East People's Republic of China?

This paper examines enterprise performance in the North-East region of the People's Republic of China.

Number of Children and Their Education in Philippine Households

This paper examines the impact of family size on children's education in the Philippines.

Dealing with Dollarization: What Options for the Transitional Economies of Southeast Asia?

What should the transitional economies of Southeast Asia do, if anything, to address their multiple currency situations?

Evolving ASEAN+3 ERPD: Towards Peer Reviews or Due Diligence?

ASEAN+3 economic review and policy dialogue should take two approaches: OECD-type 'peer review and peer pressure' and IMF-type 'due diligence.'

Downsizing Administrative Licensing System and Private Sector Development in the People's Republic of China: A Preliminary Assessment

Institutional features of the PRC's bureaucracy have shaped systems unfavorable for successful implementation of license downsizing.

Dollarization and the Multiple Currency Phenomenon in Lao PDR: Costs, Benefits and Policy Options

This paper examines the costs and benefits of the multiple currency phenomenon in Lao PDR and considers options in terms of policy response.

Foreign Direct Investment in South Asia: Policy, Trends, Impact and Determinants

South Asia study of foreign direct investments impact in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal on economic growth, domestic investment, and export; special emphasis on the role of infrastructure.

Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries via Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth: Mutual Impact in Kazakhstan

Economic growth and infrastructure development reduce poverty in Kazakhstan; economic growth in turn spurs further demand for infrastructure and social services.

Economic Challenges of Post-Tsunami Reconstruction in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's post-tsunami reconstruction experience provides lessons for future major disasters, particularly for realistic needs assessment.

Infrastructure and Regional Development in the People's Republic of China

Theoretical and empirical analyses of People's Republic of China's infrastructure and rural development.

Do Interest Rates Matter? Credit Demand in the Dhaka Slums

Using data from Bangladesh,this paper looks at the demand for microcredit and sensitivity to interest rates.

Using ICT in Capacity Building for Poverty Reduction in Asia: Lessons Learned from the Microfinance Training of Trainers Course

Research on ICT and capacity building for poverty reduction, focusing on lessons learned from a distant learning course in microfinance.