"Providing an authoritative yet accessible introduction to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), this comprehensive … transformation in developing Asia and the challenges and opportunities represented by megacities in developing Asia. Crucially, the …

of their lives, in Europe, Asia and Australasia. The main chapters are accompanied by an introduction in which the …

Economic integration, both within Asia and around the world, has had a major impact on the economies of the Asia …

debate such issues as whether or not many developed countries in Asia - such as Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong … the most important staple in Asia and so the authors pay particular attention to the effects of rice production strategies … and in East Asia on agricultural trade and food security. They also discuss the implications of China's ongoing economic …

1. The World Bank and Wolfensohn era reforms -- 2. The ABCs of the World Bank -- 3. A framework for modeling Bank …. Application to social capital -- 7. Application to institutional economics -- 8. Redefining Bank research within the epistemic … constraints of economics -- 9. Bank evolution since Wolfenshon -- 10. The future of development. …

"The Elgar Companion to The World Bank provides a comprehensive review of the past 80 years for this powerful … development institution. Bringing together different theoretical approaches to studying the Bank from an expert group of scholars … Bank and its implications for the broader field of International Relations. Offering an all-encompassing analysis of the …

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Regionalism : the World Trade Organization and the exchange rate -- pt. 3. East Asia and … the Pacific -- pt. 4. Southeast Asia -- pt. 5. Sector studies -- pt. 6. Conclusion. …This book is based on the premise that Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in the Asia-Pacific significantly impact on the …

Asia's innovation systems in transition : an introduction / Bengt-ke lundvall, patarapong intarakumnerd and Jan Vang …