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Developing Asia’s Pension Systems and Old-Age Income Support
Asian Development Bank Institute , 2012
Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and Southeast Asia. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pens...
What is the Role of Social Pensions in Asia?
A. Barrientos / Asian Development Bank Institute , 2012
There is growing interest among policymakers in the potential role of noncontributory transfers as an instrument to address a variety of policy challenges, including old age poverty and vulnerability,...
The Asian “noodle bowl”: is it serious for business?
M. Kawai;G. Wignaraja / Asian Development Bank Institute , 2009
A lively debate is taking place over the impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) on East Asia's business. This paper seeks to address the critical question of whether the Asian noodle bowl of multiple ...
Access to rural development: household perceptions on rural development
E.B. Barrios / Asian Development Bank Institute , 2007
This paper assesses the impact of roads and other rural infrastructure on perception and actual income of rural development. In particular, it focuses on the development of econometric models that wil...
Agricultural biotechnology, poverty reduction, and food security
Asian Development Bank Institute , 2001
This working paper from the Asian Development Bank examines the risks and benefits of biotechnology in relation to human health, the environment, and Agriculture. IN this context it aims to identify m...
Moving the poverty reduction agenda forward in Asia and the Pacific: the long-term strategic framework of the Asian Development Bank (2001-2015)
Asian Development Bank Institute , 2001
ADB has devised a long-term strategic framework (LTSF) to help realise this vision and mission. The LTSF sets out an agenda for carrying out the poverty reduction strategy in the next decade and a hal...
Asian cities in the 21st Century: contemporary approaches to municipal management vol. 5 fighting urban poverty
N. Hamid; M. R. Villareal / Asian Development Bank Institute , 2001
The present volume contains the proceedings of the third Asian Mayors’ Forum, which focused on the theme Fighting Urban Poverty and was held in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, on 26-29 June 2000...
Asian Development Outlook 2001: publication highlights
Asian Development Bank Institute , 2001
The Asian Development Outlook (ADO) features:an assessment of economic trends and prospects for the world and for the developing economies of Asia and the Pacificeconomic profiles, econom...
Environmental profile of Tajikistan
Asian Development Bank Institute , 2000
Outlines the major environmental problems in Tajikistan, including: (i) natural disasters (ii) Land degradation (iii) Deforestation and desertification (iv) limited availability of clean drinking wate...
Asian Development Outlook 2000
Asian Development Bank Institute , 2000
Looks at the social challenge facing developing Asia as it enters the new millennium: improving the quality of life of the hundreds of millions who still live in abject poverty. It reviews the record...

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