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Industrial policy has been the bedrock for the great success stories from Asia in the last century. But what promise does it hold in a world grown wary of bureaucratic guidance and footloose multilaterals? The socio-economic considerations and public-private challenges facing modern industry and the manufacturing sector are addressed on this page.
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Lessons for South Asia from the Industrial Cluster Development Experience of the Republic of Korea
(Asian Development Bank, 2015-08-27)
Industrial development, particularly the growth of manufacturing activity, is important for economic growth
and poverty reduction in South Asia. This report presents the evolution of industrial policy along with the
promotion of industrial cluster ...
Manufacturing as the Key Engine of Economic Growth for Middle-Income Economies
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2016-05-15)
This paper revisits the role of the manufacturing sector during the middle-income stage. By exploiting a large dataset that covers internationally comparable sectoral information, we prove that the manufacturing sector is imbued with three important ...
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Malaysia’s Oil and Gas Sector: Constant Expectations despite Diminishing Returns
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2022-03-02)Since the oil and gas (O&G) sector’s take-off in the 1970s, this natural bounty has yielded myriad benefits to Malaysia. While not falling into the ‘resource curse’ of an unquestioned reliance on natural resources, the O&G sector is nonetheless a key ... -
The Economy of Azerbaijan 2021: An upswing from Economic Rebound with the Risks in Scenario
(Center for Economic and Social Development, 2022-03-01)The year 2020 posed an unprecedented challenge to the World economy with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic shrinking the global GDP by 6,7%1 and bringing worldwide severe economic repercussions. Thanks to the massive vaccination program, global ... -
Asian Development Bank Member Fact Sheet: Tuvalu Updated March 2022
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-03-01)Tuvalu is a small island developing state comprising nine atolls in the South Pacific. It is geographically isolated and highly vulnerable to climatic and economic shocks. With a small private sector and limited resources to support socioeconomic ... -
Public Attitudes Towards Energy Policy and Sustainable Development in ASEAN Countries
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-02-28)This study examines the willingness to pay (WTP) for RE in ASEAN countries. It reports the results of the second research phase. In 2020 (phase one), we conducted a household survey in Myanmar, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Viet Nam, and Thailand; ... -
Addressing Nutrition Security in Urban India through Multisectoral Action
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-02-28)The Asian Development Bank is supporting the implementation of the National Urban Health Mission in India. In support of the undertaking, this paper provides available evidence-based data on urban nutrition in the country and explores practical ... -
Chief Executive Officer Attributes and Trade
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-02-28)Many articles in international trade literature have shown that firm productivity is a robust determinant of firms’ export and import activities. Further, the literature has also found that, despite being statistically significant, the magnitude of ... -
How can the Philippines seize the opportunities in services trade under RCEP?
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-02-28)Despite being a wide-ranging trading arrangement (Ho 2020; Pearson 2020; Rivas 2020; Drysdale and Armstrong 2021), RCEP is considered a marginal regional trade agreement. This is because RCEP merely compiles the previous commitments of the Association ... -
Empowering women-led MSMEs to engage in cross-border e-commerce trade through RCEP
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-02-28)This Policy Note presents a gendered perspective on the impact of e-commerce adoption on the performance of women-led MSMEs (WoMSMEs) in Metro Manila and their propensity to engage in cross-border e-commerce trade once RCEP is in effect. The findings ... -
Industrial Safety of Non-RMG Enterprises and Workers: Perspective on BIDA-led Monitoring Initiative
(Centre for Policy Dialogue, 2022-02-28)Industrial safety in non readymade garments (RMG) enterprises has remained almost unaddressed over the decades. The tragedy occurred at a food-processing factory (Hashem foods Ltd.) in Narayanganj on 8 July 2021, which killed over 52 workers and injured ... -
Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic for Developing a Resilient ASEAN
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2022-02-28)The vast differences in the level of economic and social development, political governance, and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic notwithstanding, nearly all ASEAN member states share a common outlook towards growth strategies. They will all ...