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Arrive Alive ASEAN Regional Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan ISBN 971 561 592 9 Price: $15 (paperback) This is a collection of the findings and conclusions of the regional technical assistance in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries at the meeting in Phnom Penh in November 2004. It discusses the road safety program facing the ASEAN region and the proposed regional strategy.	Diagnostic Study of Accounting and Auditing Arrangements in Selected Developing Member Countries People’s Republic of China ISBN 971 561 589 9 Kazakhstan ISBN 971 561 590 2 Mongolia ISBN 971 561 591 0 Uzbekistan ISBN 971 561 588 0 Price: $10 per volume, $25 per set This series contains the observations of ADB’s diagnostic study on the existing accounting and auditing standards prevalent in the People’s Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Uzbekistan. The Role of Public Administration in Alleviating Poverty and Improving Governance ISBN 971 561 595 3 Price: $20 (paperback) This publication is the first of a series from The Network of Asia-Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance (NAPSIPAG), a network of professionals formed to encourage the continuing development of public administration theory and practice through research and other initiatives, and foster cooperation and collaboration between and among the members in pursuit of related and common interests. This publication, containing selected papers from the six conference workshops held on 6–8 December 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, gives an overview of the main issues dealing with poverty reduction that public administrators face.
Asian Environment Outlook Making Profits, Protecting Our Planet: Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Performance in Asia and the Pacific ISBN 971 561 598 8 Price: $15 (paperback) This book identifies the market and social forces driving the private sector toward more responsible environmental stewardship. It also shows the need for governments, the private sector, and communities to adjust their relations, and argues for enhanced enforcement of environmental regulations by governments even as they reach out to the private sector for stronger collaboration in environmental protection.
Better Learning, Better Future: Education and Training Sector Strategy for the Pacific ISBN 971 561 583 X Price: $10 (paperback) This book provides a framework for ADB’s support to education development in its 14 Pacific developing member countries. It reviews the implications of the Pacific Strategy (2005–2009): Responding to the Priorities of the Poor for the education sector and proposes to sharpen the focus and enhance the effectiveness of ADB support to education in the region. The overall goal of this strategy is to improve learning outcomes for the poor and disadvantaged in the Pacific.

For these and other publications, contact the Asian Development Bank, Publishing Unit Department of External Relations, 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines; Fax +63 2 636 2648; E-mail: adbpub@adb.org; Website: www.adb.org/publications

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