Practical Guide to Capacity Development in a Sector Context

The Practical Guide to Capacity Development in a Sector Context provides ADB staff and other development practitioners with a set of tools and instruments that can be used to facilitate capacity development processes. Read More

Can Skill Diversification Improve Welfare in Rural Areas?

This paper investigates the short-term effects and determinants of participation in a vocational skills training program in Bhutan intended to diversify incomes outside of agriculture. Read More

When Fast Growing Economies Slow Down: International Evidence and Implications for the People's Republic of China

This paper analyzes international historical evidence and finds that economic growth slows down when per capita income reaches US$17,000. Read More

A Growing Priority

Capacity development is a high priority for ADB, which has long supported the growing international consensus that the capacity of countries to manage their own affairs is vital to public sector performance and sustainable development.

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FAST FACTS

$1.12 billion(2007-2010)
ADB technical assistance projects classified under capacity development

65% (2007-2010)
share of total technical assistance projects

News

17 May 2012
ADB Welcomes Passage of Secured Transactions Act

3 May 2012
Make the Financial Markets Work for Asia's Poor - ADB Seminar

27 Apr 2012
Assess and Adjust to Flood Risk, Reap Benefits -- ADB Report

29 Jul 2011
ADB Supports Mongolia's Push for More Relevant Higher Education

22 Jul 2011
ADB $200 Million Road Loan to Support Growth in India's Northeast

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Featured Projects

Promoting Inclusive Financial Services for the Poor in Mongolia

Community-Based Early Childhood Care and Development in Viet Nam

Reducing Child Malnutrition through Social Protection

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Publications

Nov 2011
Practical Guide to Capacity Development in a Sector Context

Sep 2011
Building Capacity for Grievance Redress Mechanisms

Jun 2011
When Fast Growing Economies Slow Down: International Evidence and Implications for the People's Republic of China

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