Two-thirds of the world's poor live in Asia. The major objective for the region, therefore, must be to reduce poverty …-poor growth alone. At the same time, it is also clear that official aid flows throughout the world, and particularly in Asia, have … lucrative branches of publicly owned and operated services. This book, co-edited by the OECD Development Centre and the Asian …

Based on the papers presented and discussions held at a high level Regional Forum organized by the Asian Development …