Asian Development Outlook 2015 Update: Enabling Women, Energizing Asia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789292571191)

Developing Asia faces considerable headwinds from slow recovery in the major industrial economies and moderating prospects for the large economies of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and India. Subdued demand from the industrial economies and the PRC has delayed the expected pickup in growth in other parts of Asia, including Southeast Asia's larger economies. The region must strengthen its resilience under external shocks. Macroprudential policy can engender enough independence in monetary policy to counter destabilizing capital flows, while a well-developed domestic financial system can alleviate dependence on external borrowing and thereby reduce risk from currency depreciation. The region must mobilize untapped resources to give growth a much needed boost. This Update highlights how realizing women's equal rights and contributions to economic and political life can yield ample benefits. While the region has made considerable progress over the past several decades in closing gender gaps in health and education, much remains to be done to erase them in the labor market. This will both marshal more human resources to boost economic growth and do the right thing for women as individuals.

Author: Asian Development Bank
ISBN-10: 9292571192
ISBN-13: 9789292571191
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2015
Pages: 214
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.58d