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The Provincial Performance Improvement Initiative (PPII) is an undertaking of the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) that seeks to improve public administration at the subnational level. The case study describes how PPII has benefited from «enthusiastic leadership» and a high level of PNG ownership. The initiative has also built on a systematic diagnosis of capacity issues, with PNG stakeholders playing a central role in both the diagnosis and in the subsequent preparation of capacity...
| Автор | Cedric Saldanha |
The University of the South Pacific (USP), a regional university, has changed its delivery systems for teaching and learning over the years to serve the growing needs for tertiary education of students living on the thousands of small and remote islands in the Pacific Ocean. This case study examines how the university has relied on its communications technology system (USPNet) to enhance its role as a regional capacity development center for students, public and private institutions, and civil...
| Автор | Ronald Duncan |
The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a relatively new nation, with half of its population under the age of 18 years. This study tells the story of how the Government of the Marshall Islands, with assistance from the Asian Development Bank, set out to strengthen domestic capacity to improve services for the youth. The case highlights the importance of participatory processes and describes how an innovative approach to outsourcing youth welfare services to civil service providers was...
| Автор | Benjamin Graham |
A 2001 report by the Australian Agency for International Development and the New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade marked the beginning of efforts by both governments to increase their emphasis on aid harmonization in the Pacific. This was followed by a decision to pilot a cofunded program in the Cook Islands which is the subject of this case study. The case is presented through the eyes of Garth Henderson, the senior Cook Islands official responsible for aid management. This report...
| Автор | Vaine Wichman |
From a down and out, fired airplane factory worker to multi-millionaire, Chris Carley broke all the rules in her home-based business and never looked back. Overweight and depressed, she visualized a world of abundance for herself and brought it to life. Starting with a small $79 loan from her father, Chris strategically promoted her at home business with handmade flyers, turning her into a success in less than five years. Since then, she has gone on to make millions in an industry that only a...
| Автор | Chris Carley |
In this book, Vincent Gabriel teaches you how to make an assessment of yourself to find the right kind of business opportunity for self-employment. It covers business planning, and how to set the right goals for self-employment so that your family and your finances will not be in jeopardy. Some of the opportunities discussed in the book includes: <br>Freelance writing, freelance teaching, coaching, mentoring and consultancy, small F&B business, tutoring etc.
| Автор | Vincent Gabriel |
This is a guide specially written for Singapore business people who wish to start and operate a child care centre in Singapore. The Singapore government has initiated to have 200 day care centres to be built from 2013 to 2017 to enable women to work in Singapore.<br><br>At the same time, the flow of household help could tail off as supplier countries like Indonesia, the Philippines experience a surge in economic activity and job creation.<br><br>Locals need to get into...
| Автор | Vincent Gabriel |
This book marks the fact that vegetarian food has gone mainstream. At one time associated with devotees of Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism vegetarian food has been accepted by the health conscious and by the public, in general, as food that is healthy and a clear alternative to the other types of eating and drinking lifestyles. As more people accept the lifestyle, the amount of food will be increased to meet the diversified demands of vegetarian customers.<br><br>Vincent A. Gabriel has...
| Автор | Vincent Gabriel |
I put down what I have learnt when I had to run a retail shop. It was a humbling experience because retailing is so complex. <br><br>Customers depend on you, and suppliers always have their own agendas and push what they think you should sell. However these are not what customers want to buy. Your duty is to the customer.<br>At the same time, your investors trust you to bring back a certain return on their backing and support for you.<br><br>Finally I found the...
| Автор | Vincent Gabriel |
It is the coffee shop. It is traditional. It is on the verge of extinction. Then the young discovered the joys of coffee from the multi-national coffee chains that began to invade.<br><br>Soon tea drinking, that was the characteristic of the culture of India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and China gave way to COFFEE-drinking.<br><br>Coffee drinking was hip. Coffee was trendy. The coffee shop becomes the coffee eatery. Now you, too want to tap the...
| Автор | Vincent Gabriel |
Ninety percent of all new restaurants started by new business owners failed. Vincent Gabriel, a food and management consultant shows you how a restaurant can survive its first year, based on understanding the critical factors that will make your operation a success. The topics covered are: <br>* Food Business Models<br>* Knowing Your Customer<br>* Franchise As A Food Business Tomorrow<br>* Menu Planning And Design<br>* Viability Of Your Outlet<br>* Decorating...
| Автор | Vincent Gabriel |
This book shows franchisees how to ask the right questions, avoid the common pitfalls, and select the right franchise to match their skills, lifestyles and dreams of running their own businesses.<br><br>Drawing from the author's 30-year experience as a food and management consultant, this books provides essential tips for buying a successful franchise.<br><br>Topics covered:<br>– What Is A Franchise<br>– Types of Popular Franchise<br>– How to...
| Автор | Vincent Gabriel |
The Singapore economy has undergone drastic changes. There is less and less of the traditional activities. A simple example is that Singapore has lost its place as the No. 1 port, yet Singapore remains a shipping and maritime hub.<br><br>Europeans find Singapore a convenient connection to the fast growing business opportunities of China and India and now Burma (also called Myanmar).<br><br>India and Burma represent the new frontier opportunities — What China was...
| Автор | Vincent Gabriel |
This is a pivotal period in Sri Lanka's economic development. The end of conflict opens a door for accelerated economic growth and poverty reduction. Reform is needed to regain momentum because fiscal imbalances and rising public debt could jeopardize macroeconomic stability. The economy would benefit from significant trade and commercial policy reform. The labor market suffers from sluggish growth of formal sector employment and from skills mismatches, which can be addressed by changes in...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
This tool kit provides a framework and tools for conducting rapid assessments to prepare city economic development plans in Asian cities. An analytical framework guides the reader through a series of steps for three analytical and assessment processes. These are designed to prepare economic profiles; evaluate future economic development options and pathways; and prepare strategies, action plans, and prioritize investment activities in support of city economic development. The steps in each...
| Автор | Brian H. Roberts |
Impact evaluation is an empirical approach to estimating the causal effects of interventions, in terms of both magnitude and statistical significance. Expanded use of impact evaluation techniques is critical to rigorously derive knowledge from development operations and for development investments and policies to become more evidence-based and effective. To help backstop more use of impact evaluation approaches, this book introduces core concepts, methods, and considerations for planning,...
| Автор | Howard White |
For years, Nauru, a small Pacific island nation (population 10,000), benefited from the considerable wealth generated from its only major natural resource, phosphate. However, when that resource was almost exhausted and national assets held under the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust had been reduced to relatively minor holdings, the Government of Nauru sought and received assistance from the Asian Development Bank and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) to prepare a...
| Автор | Kevin Balm |
A crucial issue that confronts development in South Asia is how to build a better life for people displaced by infrastructure development projects. This book comprises recent displacement and resettlement case studies conducted by eight anthropologists in South Asia. Each contributor wrote around the key theme of the book: Is involuntary resettlement a development opportunity for those displaced by development interventions? In this book, «resettlement» carries a broader meaning to include...
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This publication examines the need to expand social protection coverage of the informal sector to support working age productivity, reduce vulnerability, and improve economic opportunity. Case studies from Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand offer suggestions to close social protection gaps and recommend policy solutions to create equitable and inclusive social protection programs for informal workers.
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This publication launches the Inclusive Green Growth Index, a new comprehensive metric that captures the key dimensions of economic growth, social equity, and environmental sustainability. The index's 28 performance indicators cover various aspects of growth and policy outcomes in areas where higher investment will advance better quality of growth and living standards. Designed as an easy-to-use guide for policy makers and stakeholders in development, the Inclusive Green Growth Index builds...
| Автор | Sonia Chand Sandhu |
This publication displays the menu for choice of available methods to evaluate the impact of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). It caters mainly to policy makers from developing countries and aims to equip them with some economic knowledge and techniques that will enable them to conduct their own economic evaluation studies on existing or future FTAs, or to critically re-examine the results of impact assessment studies conducted by others, at the very least.
| Автор | Shintaro Hamanaka |
Kazakhstan has the potential to become an economic leader in Central Asia. Relying on oil and gas alone, however, will not produce the long-run level of growth needed to meet this potential. Reforms geared to improve the business climate, enhance competitiveness, and increase private sector participation are essential. This book examines reforms to accelerate economic diversification in the country. This involves not only modernizing and using public resources in agriculture more efficiently to...
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This joint publication from the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank Institute features selected papers from the September 2009 conference on the social and environmental impact of the global economic crisis on Asia and the Pacific, especially on the poor and vulnerable. The publication is designed with the needs of policy makers in mind, utilizing field, country, and thematic background studies to cover a large number of countries and cases. This publication suggests that the...
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The Kyrgyz Republic has overcome some complex challenges to now have one of the most open economies in Central Asia. The country has improved its per capita income and living standards and is on the threshold of becoming a lower-middle-income economy. Looking ahead, the main challenge for the Kyrgyz Republic is to build on these successes to stimulate stronger, more broad-based economic growth. This book identifies the economic and governance reforms needed within key sectors to drive this...
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