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Infrastructure for a seamless Asia : a joint study of the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank Institute |
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Metro Manila, Philippines ; ; Tokyo, Japan : , : Asian Development Bank : , : Asian Development Bank Institute, , 2009 |
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©2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Infrastructure (Economics) - Asia |
Infrastructure (Economics) - Asia - Finance |
Infrastructure (Economics) - Asia - Finance - International cooperation |
Asia Foreign economic relations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1. Infrastructure Needs and Regional Cooperation""; ""1.1. Scope, Coverage, and Definitions""; ""1.2. Why Regional Infrastructure?""; ""1.3. Framework for Regional Infrastructure Cooperation""; ""1.4. Overview of Asia�s Regional Infrastructure Initiatives""; ""1.5. Plan of the Study""; ""2. Supporting Regional Trade and Investment""; ""2.1. Overview of Asia�s Infrastructure""; ""2.2. Trends in Asian Trade""; ""2.3. Infrastructure for Trade and Investment"" |
""2.4. Enhancing Regional Energy Trade""""2.5. Toward Greater Trade""; ""3. Harnessing the Benefits of Regional Infrastructure""; ""3.1. Economics of Infrastructure Network""; ""3.2. Empirical Evidence""; ""3.3. Regional Case Studies""; ""3.4. Potential Negative Impacts""; ""3.5. Overall Gains from Pan-Asian Connectivity""; ""3.6. Conclusions""; ""4. Developing Effective Policies and Institutions""; ""4.1. Components of Effective Policies and Institutions""; ""4.2. European and Latin American Experience"" |
""4.3. Asia�s Regional Infrastructure Programs: Policies and Institutional Arrangements""""4.4. Addressing the Major Challenges""; |
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""4.5. Conclusions""; ""5. Financing Regional Infrastructure""; ""5.1. Financing Needs""; ""5.2. Challenges in Financing Regional Infrastructure""; ""5.3. International Experience""; ""5.4. Development of Asian Financial Markets""; ""5.5. Financing Options""; ""5.6. Conclusions""; ""6. Toward a Seamless Asia""; ""6.1. A Framework for Regional Infrastructure Cooperation""; ""6.2. Main Findings and Recommendations""; ""6.3. The Was Forward""; ""Appendix"" |
""References and Bibliography""""Boxes""; ""Box 1.1. What Is Regional Infrastructure?""; ""Box 3.1. Estimating the Benefits of Energy Cooperation in the GMS""; ""Box 3.2. Greening the GMS Transport Corridors""; ""Box 3.3. Methodology for Estimating Overall Gains from Pan-Asian Connectivity""; ""Box 4.1. The Greater Mekong Subregion Cross-Border Transport Agreement""; ""Box 4.2. Pacific Aviation Safety Office""; ""Box 5.1. Theun Hinboun Hydropower Project, the Lao PDR""; ""Box 5.2. Malaysia-Singapore Second Link: Railway""; ""Box 5.3. Perpignan�Figueiras Rail Concession"" |
""Box 5.4. Channel Tunnel Rail Link""""Box 5.5. Islamic Financial Instruments""; ""Figures""; ""Figure 1.1. Asian Highway Network""; ""Figure 1.2. Trans-Asian Railway Network""; ""Figure 2.1. Road Network Indicators by Region, 1996 and 2005""; ""Figure 2.2. Railway Indicators by Region, 1996 and 2005""; ""Figure 2.3. ICT Indicators by Region, 1996 and 2005""; ""Figure 2.4. Electricity Consumption Per Capita, kWh, 1996 and 2005""; ""Figure 2.5. Intraregional Trade Flows in Asia, 2007 (as a percentage of Asia�s total trade)""; ""Figure 2.6. International Logistics Performance Index"" |
""Figure 3.1. Gateways and Multimodal Corridors in Southeast Asia"" |
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