Global value chains (GVCs) have been a vehicle for job creation in developing Asia, but there is mounting concern that … consumption, trade, and technological advances in 12 economies that accounted for 90% of employment in developing Asia during the …

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 … 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 …

improving service delivery in Asia. In other words, decentralization is an opportunity and a challenge at the same time. The … paper presents the salient characteristics of decentralized government in Asia and then focuses on the analysis of critical …

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 …The relationship between governance and economic development is one of the most important areas of research in …