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Bhutan has achieved high rates of economic growth and poverty reduction by taking a holistic approach to development that includes the personal happiness of its citizens
In Bangladesh, improvements in rural roads and markets paved the way for women’s empowerment.
It takes just three steps—avoid, shift, and improve—for Asia's cities to solve their growing traffic problems and get them moving again.
Innovative reforms can play a role in helping tax systems to contribute to improved social protection and reduced inequality in Asia and the Pacific.
River infrastructure projects must consider natural flows in project planning to save aquatic ecosystems and downstream communities.
Successful adaptation to older population age structures requires a policy focus on measuring and improving the social value of medical care.
Large-scale vaccination requires a comprehensive strategy, infrastructure, human resources, monitoring systems, and a receptive public.
The Kochi Water Metro is an example of how inland waterway transport can not only improve commuting but also contribute to climate goals.
A project in Chaonan district in the People’s Republic China shows how to improve services in rural areas and small towns with scarce water resources.
A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.