World Bank
Scholarly Publications
Role of Government in Economic Development, The: Some Observations from the Experience of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
August 1998
This collection of papers stems from a recent World Bank project focused upon the contentious issue of whether government has played any positive role in the success of the so-called "high...
Foreign Direct Investment in New Electricity Generating Capacity in Developing Asia: Stakeholders, Risks, and the Search for a New Paradigm
January 2001
The rate of investment sufficient to provide developing Asia with a reasonably adequate supply of electricity is immense, ranging from a World Bank estimate of 2000 megawatts (MW) each month (which...
Curbing Asian Corruption: An Impossible Dream?
April 2006
The rise of Asia is regarded in most of the world as primarily an economic phenomenon.
Other Publications
Rural Development in China: New Challenges in a New Landscape
July 2003
The most important policy measures are those that improve the quality of rural Chinas human and physical resources and infrastructure that will provide the skills and abilities to rural residents...
Trade and Investment Liberalization (TIL) and China's Rural Economy: Impacts and Policy Responses after China's Accession to the WTO
March 2002
China and the World Trade OrganizationOn balance, will the nation's accession to WTO help or hurt rural residents? How will they affect rural incomes? Who in the rural economy will get hurt?
News
Interview with Rafiq Dossani in Silicon Valley Biz Ink
September 2003
Silicon Valley BizInk spoke to APARC Senior Research Scholar %people1% about his current hot-button work on the offshoring of business practices (BPO) to India.
Donald K. Emmerson: U.S. Focus on Terrorism Ignores Asia's Wider Needs
December 2003
President Bush's week-long swing through six Asian nations is long overdue.
December 2007 Dispatch - International Organizations and East Asia
January 2008
We are pleased to bring you the third article of the academic year in our series of Shorenstein APARC Dispatches.
Old Events
The Chinese Revolution and China's Economic Development
November 17, 1999
Pieter P. Bottelier recently completed a 28-year tenure at the World Bank. He served in various senior managerial and advisory capacities for programs in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Why South Asia is Being Left Behind
November 18, 1999
The story of South Asia is that of missed opportunities. Mr. Burki will take a look at South Asia in comparison to East Asia. Mr.
CHILD LABOR IN THE GLOBALIZING WORLD: LESSONS FROM THE ASIA/PACIFIC REGION
February 8, 2001
The complex issues arising from child labor have been addressed in several of the most significant ways--yielding the most important lessons--in the Asia Pacific region.
Projects
Multimedia
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
February 2016
Video and transcript from the event "U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman on the Trans-Pacific Partnership" on Feb. 16, 2016.
