Books
This book is a history of the Asian Development Bank, a multilateral development bank established 50 years ago to serve Asia and the Pacific. It focuses on the region’s economic development, the evolution of the international development agenda, and the story of ADB itself.
Browse all ADB-published books
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Strategies for Developing Asia's Future: 25 Years of the Asian Development Bank Institute
Since its founding in 1997, ADBI has worked to provide governments and stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific with policy knowledge to effectively address sustainable development challenges and opportunities.
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Unlocking the Potential of Digital Services Trade in Asia and the Pacific
This book explains how rapid digitalization during COVID-19 has accelerated the growth of digital services trade in Asia and the Pacific, and provides analysis on the opportunities, challenges, and associated risks.
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Decentralization, Local Governance, and Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific
This book, copublished with Routledge, explores the crucial role of subnational levels of government in accelerating progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific.
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Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Lessons for Asia
Far-reaching efforts are needed to reduce Asia's emissions and realize a 1.5°C temperature drop required to fight climate change and associated threats to sustainable development.
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Strengthening Active Labor Market Policies to Drive an Inclusive Recovery in Asia
Active labor market policies can enhance the income-generating potential of the unemployed or underemployed and accelerate inclusive recovery after the pandemic.
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Policy Messages for Planning and Implementing High-Speed Rail in Asia
High-speed rail’s capacity to accelerate regional development is driven by the non-linear, dynamic, technical, and social interactions in a high-speed rail system.
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Financing Clean Energy in Developing Asia—Volume 2
This book examines clean energy financing and approaches in hydropower and demand-side energy efficiency projects, along with policies and strategies based on experiences in South Asia.
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Informal Services in Asian Cities: Lessons for Urban Planning and Management from the COVID-19 Pandemic
People in the urban informal sector have suffered disproportionately during the COVID-19 pandemic and face a highly uncertain future.
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Informal Services in Asian Cities: Lessons for Urban Planning and Management from the COVID-19 Pandemic
This book explores urban informality in Asian cities and looks how the informal sector's contribution to inclusive and sustainable growth can be enhanced.
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Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2022
This publication provides updated statistics on a comprehensive set of economic, financial, social, and environmental measures as well as select indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).