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ADB's Pacific Approach 2010-2014ADB's approach to assisting the Pacific (The Pacific Approach) addresses challenges and opportunities common to ADB's Pacific developing member countries, and seeks to identify where and how regional approaches and common guidelines can be used to improve the effectiveness of development assistance.
Development Effectiveness Country BriefsThe development effectiveness briefs present how ADB's operations help improve people's lives in developing member countries and the challenges ADB and the countries face in pursuing agreed development goals. The briefs complement the annual Development Effectiveness Review in reporting on ADB's performance using the ADB Results Framework indicators.
Strengthening Pacific Fragile States: The Marshall Islands ExampleThe publication tells the story of how a country strategy was formulated to help government and civil society respond to the development challenges of a Pacific island's fragile state. By consistently focusing on identifying and building on the ownership and effective demand for change through consultative and participatory processes, the strategy reveals how the operations of a fragile state can be strengthened.
Electric Two-wheelers in India and Viet Nam: Market Analysis and Environmental ImpactsWhile the use of electric two-wheelers has increased in the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the past decade, such unparalleled growth has not extended beyond the PRC's borders to countries, such as India and Viet Nam, where environmentally detrimental gasoline motorcycles dominate. This report documents market conditions in Ahmedabad, India, and Ha Noi, Viet Nam, to explain why this is so, and analyzes the potential environmental impact of electric two-wheelers to show how they could chart a path toward sustainable transport in these and other countries in the region.
Process Map on the Criminal Prosecution of Tax Evasion in the PhilippinesThis report documents the findings of a process mapping exercise aimed at identifying bottlenecks in the prosecution of tax evasion cases. While the exercise was conducted in 2007 and the report presents a snapshot of issues at that time, many of the key challenges identified remain relevant today, while the strengthening of revenue collection has become even more of a critical priority in light of the impact of the global financial crisis.
Build it and They Will Come: Lessons from the Northern Economic Corridor: Mitigating HIV and Other DiseasesThis report examines the impact on the local people of an important infrastructure project in northwest Lao People's Democratic Republic-the upgrade of Route 3, which forms part of the Northern Economic Corridor linking Thailand with the People's Republic of China. The report also outlines the implications for future HIV mitigation programs, and recommends ways to ensure that future programs maximize the good that infrastructure development brings and minimize negative impacts.
Background Note on the Justice Sector of the PhilippinesThis report is part of the efforts of the Asian Development Bank to support justice sector reform. It provides an overview of the sector, identifies key constraints and issues confronting it, and undertakes a preliminary assessment of reform initiatives by justice sector agencies-mainly the judiciary-through 2009.
Good Practice in Cost Sharing and Financing in Higher EducationThis good practice guide focuses on policy options, strategies, and practical tools for identifying and obtaining information to feed into country-specific dialogue concerning funding shortfalls and innovative methods of higher education finance, including partnerships with the private sector.
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