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The service sector in Asia: is it an engine of growth?
Asian Development Bank, 2012This study argues that the underdeveloped service sector in Asia has the potential to become a new engine of economic growth for developing Asia, though the region has traditionally relied on export-oriented manufacturing to power its growth.DocumentA ZEN approach to post-2015: addressing the range of perspectives across Asia and the Pacific
Asian Development Bank, 2013The Asia and the Pacific region is gaining increased influence in the world economy but is still grappling to overcome interrelated challenges of poverty and sustainable development.DocumentInfrastructure in the comprehensive development of Latin America: strategic diagnosis and proposals for a priority agenda
2011In coming decades, Latin America will have the opportunity of consolidating its progress toward comprehensive development. However, this paper argues this will be confirmed only if countries are able to achieve just and equitable societies that promote opportunities and inclusion, and a more diversified insertion in the world economy with greater value added.DocumentCertified integrity? Forest certification and anti-corruption
2013Forest certification schemes regulate forest exploitation and trade across many countries. In the absence of a multilateral agreement on limiting deforestation, they provide rules to balance the social, economic and ecological values of forest resources.OrganisationInternational Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) is a non-profit business organisation created in June 1999 to establish a functional international framework for trading in greenhouse gas emissiDocumentSupply-side constraints facing South Asian LDCs: frontiers and dynamics
South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment, 2011The inability of South Asian least-developed countries (LDCs) to effectively exploit the WTO market access opportunities and some unilateral non-reciprocal trade preferences is explained by a number of constrains. This discussion paper focuses on the analysis of three major binding constraints: road infrastructure, education and customs infrastructure and administration.DocumentUnlocking forest bonds: a high-level workshop on innovative finance for tropical forests
WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2011This document is an outcome of a high-level workshop on innovative finance for tropical forests, specifically focusing on the development and introduction of forest bonds.DocumentPolicy update: nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) and carbon markets
Ecofys, 2012Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and carbon markets are currently developing in parallel with increasing debate on how to link the two approaches. This paper explores the role carbon markets may play for NAMAs and the key issues around the compatibility of the two concepts.DocumentHow vulnerable is India’s trade to possible border carbon adjustments in the EU?
Kluwer Law International, 2012This document is an empirical analysis of India’s trade vulnerabilities to a possible border carbon adjustment scheme implemented by the European Union (EU).OrganisationAnti-Corruption Research Network (ACRN)
The Anti-Corruption Research Network (ACRN) is an online platform and the global meeting point for a research community that spans a wide range of disciplines and institutions.Pages