A WORLD BANK ECONOMIC UPDATE FOR THE EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pattern and gauge the progress of
regional integration in East Asia from a politicaleconomic viewpoint. The focus is on
the trade, investment, and financialmonetary aspects of regional cooperation in
projecting a viable framework for integration in the co[r]

Climate change will affect everyone but developing countries will be hit hardest, soonest and have the least capacity to respond. South East Asia is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change with its extensive, heavily populated coastlines, large agricultural sectors and large section[r]

Since the last East Asia and Pacific Economic Update was published in April, greater uncertainty about theglobal economy has weighed on the performance and prospects of developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP).<[r]

he United States is drawn to the Asia Pacific by strong economic forces. In
2014, the 21 member economies of the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
grouping, which includes the United States, accounted for 58 percent of global gross
domestic product (GDP).1 The region is home to the worlds thre[r]

No region has been more dynamic in recent years than East Asia. Despite its successful
economic development, evaluations of the East Asian development model have often
been capricious, shifting from ‘miracle’ to ‘cronyism.’ How can we explain East Asia’s
ups and downs consistently? To respond to thi[r]

income in the poorest quintiles in Fiji and Tonga strongly increases whenremittances income is included. Consequently, the poverty rate, based onsubjective deprivation lines, is lower. With remittances, the poverty headcount drops by 2.7 percentage points (or 7 percent) i[r]

Vietnam aims to double its GDP over the coming decade, an objective that the World Bank
has called “ambitious but attainable” (World Bank 2000a). To achieve this end, the private
nonagricultural sector will need to grow even more rapidly. For instance, industrial GDP
will need to rise by 10% annuall[r]

This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this
volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the
governments they repres[r]

Once the global economic crisis started, it unfolded
and spread very quickly. But acknowledgment
of the crisis by the development
community took some time. International
fi nancial markets shut down almost overnight
following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in
midSeptember 2008, but it took a while[r]

This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily
reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they repres[r]

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This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The
World Bank. The fi ndings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily
refl ect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they repr[r]

The foreign policy of the United States is the way in which it interacts with foreign nations and sets standards of interaction for its organizations, corporations and individual citizens.
The end of the Cold War heralded major readjustments in American foreign policy around the globe as the[r]

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critically appraising the entire manuscript. His guidance and encouragementsduring a period of more than three years were inestimable. Professor Leifer’sacademic interest in the concept of the balance of power, as displayed both inhis own publications and in[r]

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The link between infrastructure and economic growth
is widely acknowledged—as is the infrastructure gap,
which can act as a break on growth in emerging markets
and developing economies (EMDEs). Since the global
economic and financial crisis, the challenges of raising
financing for infrastructure pro[r]

Human resource and country developmentAside from natural resources is one of the basis of economic development. Itspeople is the most important resource of any country. It is important tounderstand how people utilize and develop natural resources based on theirchar[r]

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