04886nam 2200613 450 991082860550332120230721041845.0(CKB)3710000000222101(EBL)3110869(SSID)ssj0000746247(PQKBManifestationID)11411586(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000746247(PQKBWorkID)10861671(PQKB)11635081(MiAaPQ)EBC3110869(WaSeSS)Ind00044587(Au-PeEL)EBL3110869(CaPaEBR)ebr10906307(OCoLC)922978225(EXLCZ)99371000000022210120140828h20092009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInfrastructure for a seamless Asia a joint study of the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank InstituteMetro Manila, Philippines ;Tokyo, Japan :Asian Development Bank :Asian Development Bank Institute,2009.©20091 online resource (296 p.)Description based upon print version of record.4-89974-028-X ""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 Asiaâ€?s Regional Infrastructure Initiatives""; ""1.5. Plan of the Study""; ""2. Supporting Regional Trade and Investment""; ""2.1. Overview of Asiaâ€?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. Asiaâ€?s Regional Infrastructure Programs: Policies and Institutional Arrangements""""4.4. Addressing the Major Challenges""; ""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. Perpignanâ€?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 Asiaâ€?s total trade)""; ""Figure 2.6. International Logistics Performance Index""""Figure 3.1. Gateways and Multimodal Corridors in Southeast Asia""Infrastructure (Economics)AsiaInfrastructure (Economics)AsiaFinanceInfrastructure (Economics)AsiaFinanceInternational cooperationAsiaForeign economic relationsInfrastructure (Economics)Infrastructure (Economics)Finance.Infrastructure (Economics)FinanceInternational cooperation.388.095Asian Development Bank Institute.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828605503321Infrastructure for a seamless Asia3963013UNINA01037nas 2200349 a 450 991089520250332120260218110623.0(CKB)1000000000379693(CONSER) 00441790 (DE-599)ZDB2561553-1(DE-599)2561553-1(EXLCZ)99100000000037969320010418a19989999 uy engtxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNepal Medical College journal NMCJKathmandu The College1998-1 online resourceTitle from cover.Print version: Nepal Medical College journal : (DLC) 00441790 (OCoLC)46768695 MedicineIndiaPeriodicalsResearchIndiaPeriodicalsMedicineResearchNepal Medical College.JOURNAL9910895202503321exl_impl conversionNepal Medical College journal4238170UNINA