Published by the Poverty and Development Division
(PDD) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific, the Asia-Pacific Development Journal provides
a platform for exchange of ideas and experiences on development
issues and concerns facing the people of the region.
The Asian development experience has stood out as an extraordinary
example of what can be achieved when policy makers, experts, scholars
and people at large harness their creativity, knowledge and foresight.
The Asia-Pacific Development Journal has been a proud partner
in this process, providing a scholarly means for bringing together
research work by eminent social scientists and development practitioners
from the region and beyond for use by a variety of stakeholders.
Over the years, the Journal has emerged as a key United Nations
publication in telling the Asian development story in a concise,
coherent and impartial manner to stimulate policy debate and assist
policy formulation in the region.
Published twice a year, the Journal specializes in the publication
of policy-oriented articles and original pieces of work, focusing
on development issues and challenges relevant to the Asian and
Pacific region.
Manuscripts should be sent to:
Chief Editor, Asia-Pacific Development Journal
Poverty and Development Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific
United Nations Building, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel: (662) 288 1902
Fax: (662) 288 1000; (662) 288-3007
email: escap-pdd@un.org
Cable: ESCAP Bangkok
Chief Editor: Dr. Ravi Ratnayake
Editor: Mr. Syed Nuruzzaman
Advisory Board
Members:
H.E. DR. CHALONGPHOB SUSSANGKARN
Minister of Finance
Government of Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
PROFESSOR KARINA CONSTANTINO-DAVID
Chairperson
Civil Service Commission, Manila, Philippines
PROFESSOR PETER G. WARR
Sir John Crawford, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Director
Poverty Research Centre, Division of Economics
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
PROFESSOR SHOICHI YAMASHITA
Director
The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development
Kitakyushu, Japan
PROFESSOR REHMAN SOBHAN
Executive Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue
Dhaka, Bangladesh
PROFESSOR SYED NAWAB HAIDER NAQVI
Distinguished National Professor of Economics and Director General
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and
Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
PROFESSOR SUMAN K. BERY
Director-General, National Council of Applied Economic Research
New Delhi, India
PROFESSOR JOMO K. SUNDARAM
Assistant Secretary – General for Economic Development
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations, New York, United States of America
PROFESSOR LINDA LOW
Senior Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Associate Professor, Department of Business Policy, Faculty of
Business Administration, National University of Singapore
Singapore
MR. SHAHID AHMED
Chief Economist
Askari Commercial Bank
The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
