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Asian Development Outlook 1998

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Foreword [PDF: 218kb | 12 pages]
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Definitions

PART I: DEVELOPING ASIA AND THE WORLD

Economic Developments and Prospects [PDF: 721kb | 16 pages]

The World Economy
The Developing Economies
Risks and Uncertainties

The Financial Crisis in Asia [PDF: 1250kb | 19 pages]

The Evolution of the Crisis
Explaining the Financial Crisis
Economic Impacts of the Crisis
Policy Options for the Affected Economies
Lessons for Nonaffected Economies

PART II: ECONOMIC TRENDS AND PROSPECTS IN THE DMCs

Newly Industrialized Economies

Hong Kong, China [PDF: 55kb | 5 pages]
Republic of Korea [PDF: 54kb | 4 pages]
Singapore [PDF: 56kb | 5 pages]
Taipei,China [PDF: 50kb | 3 pages]

People’s Republic of China and Mongolia

People’s Republic of China [PDF: 264kb | 7 pages]
Mongolia [PDF: 52kb | 4 pages]

Central Asian Republics

Kazakhstan [PDF: 199kb | 4 pages]
Kyrgyz Republic [PDF: 193kb | 3 pages]
Uzbekistan

Southeast Asia

Cambodia [PDF: 41kb | 3 pages]
Indonesia [PDF: 55kb | 5 pages]
Lao People’s Democratic Republic [PDF: 40kb | 3 pages]
Malaysia [PDF: 195kb | 5 pages]
Myanmar [PDF: 39kb | 2 pages]
Philippines [PDF: 247kb | 5 pages]
Thailand [PDF: 56kb | 5 pages]
Viet Nam

South Asia

Bangladesh [PDF: 55kb | 5 pages]
Bhutan [PDF: 42kb | 3 pages]
India [PDF: 215kb | 5 pages]
Maldives [PDF: 195kb | 2 pages]
Nepal [PDF: 204kb | 4 pages]
Pakistan [PDF: 200kb | 4 pages]
Sri Lanka [PDF: 217kb | 4 pages]

Pacific Islands [PDF: 688kb | 18 pages]

Fiji [PDF: 202kb | 3 pages]
Papua New Guinea [PDF: 216kb | 3 pages]
Cook Islands
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu

PART III: POPULATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES: BUILDING BLOCKS OR BINDING CONSTRAINTS TO FUTURE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT? [PDF: 2785kb | 55 pages]

The Changing Demographic Structure in Developing Asia
Demographic Change and Savings
Demographic Change and Labor Force Growth
Improving Productivity by Investing in Human Resources
Health and Productivity in the ADEs
Education and Productivity in the ADEs
Human Resource Development in Agriculture
Human Resource Development in Industry
Nurturing Technological Capability
International Integration and the Returns to Skills
Human Resource Development in Services
Financing Human Resource and Technology Development
Strategies and Policies for Improving Human Resources
Conclusions

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY [PDF: 51kb | 5 pages]

STATISTICAL NOTES [PDF: 59kb | 4 pages]
Statistical Appendix [PDF: 296kb | 23 pages]