The TA will undertake in-depth studies to enhance the productivity of the services sector and enable it to have a greater role in the growth process. It will provide relevant lessons on services sector status and reforms for developing Asia, as well as for specific countries. The main output of the TA will be a comprehensive, policy-relevant, high-quality book that covers the following: (a) analysis of the role of services in making growth more inclusive; (b) analysis of the constraints to the development of the services sector in the region, and (c) policy recommendations to strengthen the services sector.
| Project Name | Developing the Services Sector as an Engine for Inclusive Growth | ||||
| Project Number | 45334-001 | ||||
| Country | Regional India Indonesia Korea, Republic of Philippines China, People's Republic of |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Partnerships Private sector development |
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Education / Education sector development Finance / Finance sector development Health / Health system development Industry and trade / Trade and services Information and communication technology / ICT strategy and policy, and capacity development Transport / Transport policies and institutional development |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | |||||
| Description | The TA will undertake in-depth studies to enhance the productivity of the services sector and enable it to have a greater role in the growth process. It will provide relevant lessons on services sector status and reforms for developing Asia, as well as for specific countries. The main output of the TA will be a comprehensive, policy-relevant, high-quality book that covers the following: (a) analysis of the role of services in making growth more inclusive; (b) analysis of the constraints to the development of the services sector in the region, and (c) policy recommendations to strengthen the services sector. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | While a number of studies have been undertaken to examine services sector in Asia, the major contribution of this TA is that it provides an in-depth exploration of barriers to services sector development across the region, and policy options for overcoming them. As one critical barrier to services sector development is the protection of certain subsectors, the TA will explore how the sector can be liberalized domestically, and be made more open and tradable to allow it to contribute to Asia's future growth. It is important to identify the benefits and costs of both domestic and international liberalization of the sector to help push reforms. Another important contribution of the TA is that it will more explicitly examine the impact of services sector development on poverty reduction and inclusive growth. As creating decent employment is an important element of inclusive growth, the TA will examine how the services sector can provide sufficient jobs to Asia's workers. | ||||
| Impact | Enhanced productivity of the services sector and a greater role for it in the growth process. | ||||
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| Description of Outcome | Relevant lessons on services sector status and reforms are provided to governments and the general public. Improved understanding of developing Asia's services sector by policymakers and the general public (e.g., their main structural features, their main weaknesses, and strategic directions to foster strong services sector). |
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| Description of Project Outputs | 1. Book covering: a. Analysis of the role of services sector in making growth more inclusive b. Analysis of the constraints to the development of the services sector in the region c. Policy recommendations to strengthen the services sector 2. Background papers which may be published as ADB working papers 3. At least two workshops to present study results for comments |
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| Geographical Location | Regional |
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| Consulting Services | ADB will engage a consulting firm through consultants' qualifications selection to work with ADB staff and other consultants on the research papers. The firm will contribute to determining the strategic direction and the technical scope of the research papers, oversee the quality and timely delivery of the research papers, and ensure that they are widely disseminated. A total of 7 person-months of international consulting services will be required from the selected firm, comprising 2.5 person-months from one lead economist and 4.5 person-months from three senior economists. The TA will also require 6 person-months of international consultants' time to prepare five country studies. Resource persons will be hired for approximately 2 person-months to review the papers, provide comments, and serve as discussants in the workshops. The TA will also engage the services of an economics editor for 2 person-months to ensure that the publication to be produced is of high quality. The TA will also require 6 person-months of services from 3 national consultants: 2-person months for assistance in the preparation of research studies and in organizing workshops and related activities, 2 person-months from a manuscript editor to ensure a quality publication that adheres to ADB style, usage, and format, and 2 person-months from a graphic designer to prepare the book for publication. |
| Procurement | To be determined. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Donghyun Park |
| Responsible ADB Department | Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | ERMR |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 13 Aug 2011 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 25 Oct 2011 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 08 Nov 2011 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 25 Oct 2011 | - | 25 Oct 2011 | 31 Oct 2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 25 Oct 2011 | 383,126.90 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Developing the Services Sector as an Engine for Inclusive Growth | TA Completion Reports | Apr 2014 |
| Developing the Services Sector as an Engine for Inclusive Growth (Financed by the Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund) | Technical Assistance Reports | Oct 2011 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Developing the Service Sector as an Engine of Growth for Asia | Books | Oct 2013 |
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