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 ...

<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 ...

<p>A major cause of the 1997 crisis in Asia was the failure to ensure good governance in the financial and corporate sectors. Based on this background, this publication discusses the linkage of corporate governance with ...

<p>This study investigates how peasants in the areas of relatively recent settlement use markets in the sale of their products under the conditions of poor transporta-tion/communication infrastructure. How are the numerous ...

<p>The study: ?Potato in Indonesia: prospects of medium altitude potato? was undertaken by the CGPRT Centre, in collaboration with the Central Research Institute for Horticulture (CRIH), the Lembang Horticultural Research ...

<p>The study was carried out in 1987/1988 as a supplement to Phase I of the Soybean Yield Gap Analysis Project (SYGAP) of the CGPRT Centre, the main objective of which is to develop suitable technology to increase farmers' ...

In co-operation with the Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (AARD) and Central Research Institute for Food Crops (CRIFC), the CGPRT Centre organized a Workshop on Soybean Research and Development in Indonesia ...

<p>The Expert Group Meeting on Research Implications of Expanded Production of Selected Upland Crops in Tropical Asia was held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 27-30 November 1984. The meeting was organized by the Regional ...

Because of its regional focus and extensive regional networks, ESCAP is in an advantageous position for identifying and disseminating effective practices that can increase income or bring basic services to the poor. In ...

This report gives the results of surveys conducted in Thailand and Indonesia in July 4985 and Burma in January 1987 to investigate the potential for the production and use of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) in these countries.