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Financing for Transformation

From agenda to action on sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific

Series: ESCAP Financing for Development Series
( Print: August 2015, PDF: December 2015 )

The sustainable development financing (SDF) is critical for adopting a framework and implementation of sustainable development goals that would be successor to MDGs framework. The publication aims to...

The sustainable development financing (SDF) is critical for adopting a framework and implementation of sustainable development goals that would be successor to MDGs framework. The publication aims to...


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Tax Policy for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

Series: ESCAP Financing for Development Series
( PDF: June 2018 )

The first analytical research book on financing for development (FFD), in response to the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Agenda on FFD, focuses on forward-looking tax policies for sustainable...

The first analytical research book on financing for development (FFD), in response to the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Agenda on FFD, focuses on forward-looking tax policies for sustainable...


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Infrastructure Financing for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

Series: ESCAP Financing for Development Series
( Print: September 2019, PDF: September 2019 )

The development of quality, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure is an important goal of the 2030 Agenda. However, investment in infrastructure in most countries in Asia and the Pacific is...

The development of quality, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure is an important goal of the 2030 Agenda. However, investment in infrastructure in most countries in Asia and the Pacific is...


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Access to Basic Services for the Poor

The Importance of Good Governance

Series: Asia-Pacific MDG Study Series
( Print: June 2008, PDF: April 2008 )

The 191 nations that signed the Millennium Declaration resolved to spare no effort to free the world from the dehumanizing condition of poverty. The progress in Asia and the Pacific by 2005 was mixed...

The 191 nations that signed the Millennium Declaration resolved to spare no effort to free the world from the dehumanizing condition of poverty. The progress in Asia and the Pacific by 2005 was mixed...


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Millennium Development Goals, The

Progress in Asia and the Pacific 2007

Series: Asia-Pacific MDG Study Series
( Print: June 2008 )

This report is the latest update to the 2006 report on progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Asia and the Pacific region. It assesses whether countries are on or off...

This report is the latest update to the 2006 report on progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Asia and the Pacific region. It assesses whether countries are on or off...


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Asia-Pacific Regional MDG Report 2011/12

Accelerating Equitable Achievement of the MDGs - Closing Gaps in Health and Nutrition Outcomes

Series: Asia-Pacific MDG Study Series
( Print: September 2012, PDF: October 2013 )

Chapter 1, Taking stock of updated MDG status and trends, present the MDG progress in the Asia-Pacific region using the “traffic lights” method demonstrating the slow progress, off-track, on-track and...

Chapter 1, Taking stock of updated MDG status and trends, present the MDG progress in the Asia-Pacific region using the “traffic lights” method demonstrating the slow progress, off-track, on-track and...


Manual on Technology Transfer Negotiations

Series: General Studies
( Print: October 1996 )

Technology transfer is a key element in achieving international competitiveness. This Manual addresses the needs of the decision-maker in search of technology, its evaluation, selection and...

Technology transfer is a key element in achieving international competitiveness. This Manual addresses the needs of the decision-maker in search of technology, its evaluation, selection and...


Design and Manufacture of Bamboo and Rattan Furniture

Series: General Studies
( Print: December 1996 )

This manual will increase the awareness of the results that can be achieved when rattan furniture factories are established according to rational industrial procedures. It will be of great use to...

This manual will increase the awareness of the results that can be achieved when rattan furniture factories are established according to rational industrial procedures. It will be of great use to...


Using Statistics for Process Control and Improvement

An Introduction to Basic Concepts and Techniques

Series: General Studies
( Print: April 1997 )

A firm's prosperity, as well as a whole industrial sector's ability to compete in the international market, will depend on, among other elements, the adoption of techniques for continuous improvement...

A firm's prosperity, as well as a whole industrial sector's ability to compete in the international market, will depend on, among other elements, the adoption of techniques for continuous improvement...