Books by Asian Development Bank

This guide to small area estimation aims to help users compile more reliable granular or disaggregated data in cost-effective ways. It explains small area estimation techniques with examples of how the easily accessible R analytical platform can be used to implement them, particularly to estimate indicators on poverty, employment, and health outcomes. The guide is intended for staff of national statistics offices and for other development practitioners. It aims to help them to develop and implement targeted socioeconomic policies to ensure that the vulnerable segments of societies are not left behind, and to monitor progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

Growth in the region is expected to slow sharply to 2.2% in 2020 under the effects of the current health emergency and then rebound to 6.2% in 2021. Excluding Asia's high-income newly industrialized economies, growth will drop from 5.7% to 2.4% this year before recovering to 6.7% next year.

Designed to help countries assess the financial management of disaster risk and to provide a basis for them to enhance financial resilience through insurance and other risk transfer instruments.

Reviews developments in emerging East Asian local currency bond markets and discusses how the financial sector can help fund the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic and deepening global economic uncertainty are weighing heavily on local currency bond markets of emerging East Asian economies.

Reports on ADB's progress in achieving the priorities of its corporate strategy using the indicators in the corporate results framework, 2019-2024 as the yardstick.

Provides an assessment of Viet Nam's secondary education sector, including technical and vocational education training programs.

Breaks down the ways in which women contribute to the rural economy in Tajikistan through their paid and unpaid work.

Draws on the experience of Gui'an New District in the People's Republic of China to explain how intelligent transport systems can be planned, designed, and implemented.

Explores why targeted investments in women are crucial to increase resilience to climate change and disasters and to achieve broader sustainable development.

Analyses how Uzbekistan can boost sustainable economic growth to create more and better jobs.

Provides estimates of purchasing power parities (PPPs) and real expenditures for 22 economies in Asia and the Pacific. These are summary regional results from the 2017 cycle of the International Comparison Program (ICP).

Examines 73 publicly listed companies in the Philippines to determine the relationship between the quality of corporate governance practices and company performance.

Presents an overview of Asia's growth and transformation in the last 50 years and discusses key policy lessons that can be drawn from the region's experiences.

A decade after the Clean Energy Program took form, this review determines how far the ADB has gone toward achieving its targets vis-a-vis baseline data from 2005 to 2007. It also explores what must to be done further in light of the new approach under ADB's Strategy 2030 and the global goals in mitigating climate change.