"This book is a history of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a multilateral development bank established 50 years ago to serve Asia and the Pacific. Focusing on the region's economic development, the evolution of the international development agenda, and the story of ADB itself, Banking on the...

The 2004 Asian tsunami was the greatest natural disaster in recent times. Almost 230 000 people died. In response, governments in Asia and the broader international community announced large aid programs. The resulting assistance effort was one of the largest humanitarian programs ever organized...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Author -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- ADB Regional and Nonregional Members -- ADB Time Line -- Chapter 1-Introduction -- A Multilateral Agency -- A development Organization -- A Financing Institution -- The...