Building a Dynamic Pacific Economy


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This report critically analyzes the complex environment for private sector development in Papua New Guinea, showing the country's potential to capitalize on its vast wealth well into the coming decades. However, to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth, Papua New Guinea needs ongoing reform so that the benefits of future resource exports benefit the entire economy. This report was produced by the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative, a regional technical assistance facility cofinanced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Government of Australia, and the New Zealand Government.







Economic and Social Development in Pacific Asia


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First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.




Foresight & Strategy in the Asia Pacific Region


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This book explores the importance of strategy and how to make it work in an environment characterised by constant change. With a specific focus on the Asia Pacific region, anticipated to become the epicentre of global economic activity, it offers insights into the optimisation of economic potential and social cohesion enabled by leaders, which is crucial to the global economy and living standards. It highlights sound foresight, strategic thinking and innovation as the critical underpinnings of successful business and provides a comprehensive guide to combining practice and theory to ensure successful strategies, from formulation to execution. The book also builds on the concepts of change, the purpose of business, foresight, strategic thinking, strategic planning and innovation to present a holistic view of how these essential elements can be integrated in practice. Combined with a special contribution by Chaly Mah, the CEO of Deloitte Asia Pacific, the book carefully balances professional and academic insights to optimally benefit its readers and will be of interest to industry practitioners, researchers and students alike.




Economic Growth in the Dynamic Asia-Pacific Region


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Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region have the fastest growing economies in the world - and many people regard the emerging economies of the Asia-Pacific as models for development elsewhere. Among the questions posed in this report are: Why are these economies, unlike other developing countries, growing successfully? Will the regional security situation imperil further growth? Will the economic success of the Asia-Pacific force North America and Europe to become more protectionist, or will they adjust to Asian competition? How may the countries of the Asia-Pacific organize themselves in response to the potential evolution of trading blocs in North America and Europe?













Politics in Pacific Asia


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This lively and accessible new edition provides a uniquely broad-ranging introduction to the governance and politics of Pacific Asia. Thematically structured around the key institutions and issues, it is genuinely comparative in its approach to the whole region. A range of representative countries (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines) are used as key case examples throughout and each of them is subject to a detailed full-page country profile. This diverse region is a fascinating area for study. Politics in Pacific Asia provides a framework to form a coherent understanding of the region's politics; it balances persistent patterns with the latest developments and general characteristics with the differing cultures, histories and institutions of individual countries.