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  • East Asia’s changing urban landscape: Measuring a decade of spatial growth

    This study attempted to provide systematic data on the scale and form of urban expansion in East Asia through empirical observation. (China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and...

  • Re-examining the role of transport infrastructure in trade, regional growth and governance: Comparing the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and Central Eastern Europe (CEE)

    This article explores the role of transport infrastructures in regional economic growth by comparing Central Eastern Europe (supported by the European Union structural and...

  • The interdependence of transport and housing development in the transition of Ho Chi Minh City

    A working paper exploring the relationship between transport and housing in Ho Chi Minh City. The author discusses the transportation and housing development issues in this...

  • Pension systems and old-age income support in East and Southeast Asia: Overview and reform direction

    This book examines the pension systems of eight countries in East and Southeast Asia (China, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)...

  • Education statistics, Mekong countries

    Education statistics for Mekong countries, sourced from Unicef's State of the World's Children Report 2015 statistical tables. Indicators include youth literacy rate; number of...

  • Development looms on the Mekong

    An article about the proposed Pak Chom dam and its likely impacts on local communities. Effects of other dams are also discussed.

  • From isolation to integration: A case study of the Akha hill tribe people in the Chiang Rai province of Northern Thailand, with a special focus on religious aspects

    A masters thesis examining the integration process for Akha hill tribe people in the province of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand. The researcher explored primarily...

  • China and Yunnan economic relations with Myanmar and the Kachin state: powering the peace process

    A paper about economic relations between China and Myanmar and their impact on the peace process. The paper covers the background of relations between the two countries, and...

  • Electricity in Myanmar: The missing prerequisite for development

    A paper about electricity in Myanmar and its effect on development. Electricity consumption per capita in Myanmar is among the lowest in Asia and had been growing very slowly...

  • Electricity demand and supply in Myanmar

    A paper about electricity demand and supply in Myanmar. This paper provides an update and expansion on the paper “Electricity in Myanmar: The Missing Prerequisite for...

  • Myanmar: Negotiating nation building, a path to unity and progress

    There is an immense nation-building challenge facing the leadership in Myanmar. One way of fixing the current situation in Myanmar is to first establish where it is starting...

  • Industrial policy reform in Myanmar

    A paper about industrial policy reform in Myanmar. The author explores what a successful industrialization strategy for Myanmar would entail. They first outline the current...

  • Funding economic development: A comparative study of financial sector reform in Vietnam and China

    A study analysing financial sector development in Vietnam and China within the framework of financial sector reforms introduced in the two countries. The study will assess the...

  • Unplugging institutional bottlenecks to restore growth

    A policy discussion paper assessing some of the key public policy challenges confronting Vietnam today. This document was written for the fourth annual Vietnam Executive...

  • Beyond the apex: Toward a system level approach to higher education reform in Vietnam

    This is the second of two UNDP-sponsored papers on implementing higher education reform in Vietnam. This paper looks beyond the apex to suggest a system-level policy framework...

  • Narrowing the development divide in ASEAN: The role of policy

    This paper examines the extent to which economic convergence within ASEAN is occurring, the factors that are driving it and the role of policy. Theory is provided to examine the...

  • Policy suggestions for the initial development of Vietnam’s gas industry

    A paper about policy choices for the development of Vietnam’s gas industry. The paper begins with an introduction to Vietnam’s gas industry, then presents each of the issues...

  • International religious freedom report for 2013 - Vietnam

    The annual report to Congress on international religious freedom – the International Religious Freedom Report – describes the status of religious freedom in every country. The...

  • International religious freedom report for 2013 - Laos

    The annual report to Congress on international religious freedom – the International Religious Freedom Report – describes the status of religious freedom in every country. The...

  • International religious freedom report for 2013 - Thailand

    The annual report to Congress on international religious freedom – the International Religious Freedom Report – describes the status of religious freedom in every country. The...