Infrastructure for a Seamless Asia.

Infrastructure for a Seamless Asia.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bank, Asian Development
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Manila : Asian Development Bank, 2009.
Subjects:
Infrastructure (Economics) > Asia.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Asia > Finance.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Asia > Finance > International cooperation.
Infrastructure (Economics)
Infrastructure (Economics) > Finance
International economic relations
Asia > Foreign economic relations.
Asia
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Table of Contents:
  • ""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""
  • ""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""

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