The Elgar Companion to the Asian Development Bank

Edited by M. G. Quibria and Albab Akanda

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Providing an authoritative yet accessible introduction to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), this comprehensive Companion offers a detailed examination of the ADB’s objectives, policies, development outcomes, strengths and weaknesses, areas for reform, and challenges going forward.

Keywords: Asian Studies; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Law - Academic; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
ISBN: 9781800882959
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Asian Development Bank and the Belt and Road Initiative: challenges and opportunities , pp 1-10

Xianbai Ji and Pradumna B. Rana

Ch 2 The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: a complement or a substitute for the Asian Development Bank? , pp 11-20

M. G. Quibria

Ch 3 Organizing the Asian Development Bank: challenges and opportunities in an increasingly multipolar world , pp 21-32

Stephen P. Groff

Ch 4 Improving professional expertise: key to enhancing the Asian Development Bank's development effectiveness , pp 33-42

Cedric Saldanha

Ch 5 Economic research at Asian Development Bank: a retrospective , pp 43-55

Ramesh B. Adhikari

Ch 6 Averting economic crisis in developing Asia through economic surveillance: the role of the Asian Development Bank , pp 56-65

Juzhong Zhuang

Ch 7 Climate disasters in Asia and the Pacific: the role of the Asian Development Bank in mitigation and adaptation , pp 66-77

Vinod Thomas

Ch 8 Post-pandemic developing Asia: an agenda for the Asian Development Bank , pp 78-90

Shiladitya Chatterjee

Ch 9 Symbiosis of trade and regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific: the role of the Asian Development Bank , pp 91-100

Douglas H. Brooks

Ch 10 The role of the Asian Development Bank in fostering regional integration through cross-border transport connectivity , pp 101-115

Jayant Menon

Ch 11 Assessing mega infrastructure initiatives and the Asian Development Bank in financing Asian infrastructure , pp 116-130

Ganeshan Wignaraja and Marco Gatti

Ch 12 From governance to performance in Asia-Pacific , pp 131-143

Clay G. Wescott

Ch 13 Poverty in developing Asia and the Asian Development Bank , pp 144-156

Mohiuddin Alamgir

Ch 14 Agricultural transformation and food security in developing Asia: past successes, present challenges, and future policy options , pp 157-166

M. G. Quibria

Ch 15 Megacities in developing Asia: challenges and opportunities , pp 167-176

Syed Abu Hasnath

Ch 16 Environmental and social impact assessment: revisiting the theme , pp 177-186

Armando Balloffet and Albab Akanda

Ch 17 The Asian Development Bank's accountability mechanism: shifts in the accountability landscape , pp 187-198

Suresh Nanwani

Ch 18 The Asian Development Bank's environment program: challenges and directions , pp 199-212

Prodipto Ghosh

Ch 19 The evolution of the Asian Development Bank's relations with civil society , pp 213-225

Bart W. Édes

Ch 20 Improving the Asian Development Bank's education sector service delivery , pp 226-235

William Loxley

Ch 21 Advancing gender equality and women's empowerment in Asia beyond the Covid-19 pandemic - challenges and opportunities for the Asian Development Bank , pp 236-248

Eugenia McGill

Ch 22 The Asian Development Bank's energy sector operations in the twenty-first century , pp 249-262

Dan Millison

Ch 23 The private sector challenge for the Asian Development Bank: some reflections , pp 263-274

K. A. S. Murshid

Ch 24 Promoting ICT in developing Asia: the road ahead , pp 275-287

Raja M. Mitra

Ch 25 The Asian Development Bank and the Pacific Islands , pp 288-298

Xianbin Yao

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