ADBI Policy Briefs
ADBI Policy Briefs are based on events organized or co-organized by ADBI. The series is designed to provide concise, nontechnical accounts of policy issues of topical interest, with a view to facilitating informed debate.
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Building Development Capacities in Asia and the Pacific: Good Practices and Ways Forward for ADBI’s Capacity Building Programs
Since its establishment in 1997, the Asian Development Bank Institute has led innovative research and capacity building in the Asia and Pacific region. -
The Dynamics of Urbanization, Housing, and Land Provision in the Pacific Island Countries
Asia has undergone tremendous urbanization and infrastructure growth in the past decade, with almost half of the population now residing in urban areas. -
Toward Gender-Focused Governance Reform in Asia
Closing the gender gap in the global labor force could result in significant economic gains. -
Institutional Mechanisms for Sustainable Sanitation: Learning from Successful Case Studies
Policy makers should focus on improving access to safely managed wastewater management services. -
How Do We Prevent a Food Crisis in the Midst of Climate Change?
Intergovernmental food aid organizations are key to addressing climate-change-induced food crises. -
Building Food Security in Asia through International Agreements on Rice Reserves
Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations should increase the speed of negotiation for, coordination of, and responses to emergency food aid releases to enhance food security in Asia. -
Fair Taxation in the Digital Economy
The spread of the digital economy creates challenges for international taxation as well as domestic tax revenue mobilization. -
Efficient Management of State-Owned Enterprises: Challenges and Opportunities
State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) remain a critical source of employment, public service provision, and socioeconomic development in most developing Asian countries. -
Introducing the Tax-Kicker Bond: Budget-Neutral Financing of Private Infrastructure by Back-End Participation in Future Tax Revenue Growth
This brief for practitioners shows how to attract private investors to infrastructure. We propose a new form of retail debt security instrument with a model term sheet. -
Public Financing of Infrastructure in Asia: In Search of New Solutions
Emerging Asian countries must pursue tax reforms, use spillover effects from infrastructure to encourage private investment, and find a good balance between public and private financing to meet its infrastructure needs.