"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 …

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 …

Following rapid economic growth in recent decades, Asia and the Pacific experienced an impressive reduction in extreme … 'poverty miracle' and argues for the development and use of an Asia-specific poverty line. This is a timely and … multidimensional assessment of the much-neglected issues of, and links between, poverty, vulnerability, and ethnicity in Asia. It will …

Asia : trends, patterns and prospects -- Multinational enterprises and manufacturing for export : emerging patterns and … opportunities for latecomers -- Product fragmentation and trade patterns in east Asia -- Multinational firms in crisis and recovery … direct investment in economic development in light of the experiences of developing countries in Asia …

This timely book examines the effects of financial liberalization in the more advanced economies of Southeast Asia. The … book also analyses the degree to which emerging and transitional economies in East and South Asia can benefit from this … and South Asia to initiate the process of financial sector reforms and to realize the potential benefits of such reforms …