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Tea marketing systems in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka
(United Nations, 1996)
<p>Country-level studies of tea marketing systems were conducted to examine the basic characteristics of the current marketing arrangements for tea, the advantages and disadvantages of these market ing systems, feasible ...
Proceedings of the regional seminar on investment promotion and enhancement of the role of the private sector in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1994)
<p>The Regional Seminar on Investment Promotion and Enhancement of the Role of the Private Sector in Asia and the Pacific was held at Dhaka from 26 to 30 January 1993. The Seminar was organized by the Economic and Social ...
Policies and strategies for promoting the role of the private sector in industrial and technological development, including privatization in South Asian economies
(United Nations, 1996)
Highlights the importance of the private sector in industrial and technological development in South Asian economies after drawing experiences from other Asian countries; and elaborates deregulation, liberalization and ...
Technology promotion : experience of selected Asian countries
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) is actively engaged in strengthening technology transfer capabilities of member countries of the Economic and Social Commission of the Asia and Pacific ...
Issues and experiences in tax system reforms in selected countries of the ESCAP region
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>This volume contains the revised versions of six case-studies prepared by consultants from six developing countries of the ESCAP region on their experience in tax reforms and an overview paper which summarizes the ...
Wind-powered water pumping in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1991)
<p>Historically, wind energy has been used in many parts of Asia and the Pacific to supply power for various purposes, including water pumping. The potential for application of wind-powered waler pumping, as a cost-effective ...
Improving the access of women to formal credit and financial institutions : windows of opportunity
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>The paper provides a regional overview of lessons from selected developing countries of the Asian and Pacific region where there has been extensive experience in poverty alleviation through credit programmes focusing ...
Sustainable development of water resources in Asia and the Pacific : an overview
(United Nations, 1997)
<p>The main principle for the sustainable development of water resources is that the rate of extraction both from ground and surface water sources should not exceed the rate at which the resource is renewed and its extraction ...
Polders in Asia : Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
(United Nations, 1993)
The construction of polders was recognized as a potential method of developing coastal lowlands, river valleys, marshes and swamp ground, as well as tidal embayments and gulf areas. In as much as the largest populations ...