as the "engine of growth." It is in the context of industrialization that openness played an important role in East Asia … exchange) and industrialization. Part 1 of the paper documents the extent of structural transformation in developing Asia …This paper argues that the single most important factor that explains East Asia's development success was its fast …

the "engine of growth." It is in the context of industrialization that openness played an important role in East Asia … exchange) and industrialization. Part 2 of the paper reviews the role of Asia's developmental states in consciously …This paper argues that the single most important factor that explains East Asia's development success was its fast …

This paper uses over 20 years of data from Indonesia's labor force survey to study trends in female labor force …

success. We examine the performance of safety net programs in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines in terms of …

This paper reviews the recent progress toward gender equality in developing Asia by examining a number of indicators …. Further, it finds that gender gaps in almost all aspects reviewed remain significant, particularly in South Asia with some … greater progress toward gender equality and inclusive growth in developing Asia. …

This paper provides an analysis of financial development and inclusion in developing Asia using data from a wide array … economies. Furthermore, in terms of financial inclusion, fewer than 27% of adults in developing Asia have an account in a formal …

developing Asia. In our empirical analysis, we use disaggregated measures of governance to capture different dimensions of … effectiveness with which these resources are spent on social sectors. Along with the fact that governance quality is lower in Asia … developing Asia. …

producers of intellectual property. At the same time, developing Asia has attracted large amounts of foreign direct investment … the relationship between IPR and FDI in developing Asia. To do so, we develop a theoretical model which predicts that …