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Local & Participatory Economic Governance
Innovations in Strengthening Local Economic Governance in Asia
On May 25, 2011, The Asia Foundation released a new book: Innovations in Strengthening Local Economic Governance in Asia. The Asia Foundation's approach to economic reform in Asia utilizes a range of distinctive...
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The Asia Foundation's Economic Reform and Development Program
In recent decades, Asia has been one of the fastest growing regions. Despite this, inequality has continued to rise. Bruce Tolentino, Asia Foundation Director of Economic Programs, explains some of the causes of...
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Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
In the Northeastern Bangladesh city of Sylhet, a group of women entrepreneurs have joined together to advocate for better access to loans for women. Through their efforts, more women are now finding the means to...
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Improving Livelihoods: Public-Private Dialogues in Cambodia
Despite a growing manufacturing sector, roughly 92 percent of poor Cambodians still live in rural areas and depend on rapidly depleting natural resources like land, fish, forests and clean rivers for their...
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