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Contents
Highlights—ADO 2007 1
Part 1 Developing Asia and the world 1
Developing Asia and the Pacific: Performance and prospects 3
Prospects for the world economy in 2007 and 2008 20
Subregional summaries 25
Ten years after the crisis: The facts about investment and growth 46
Uncoupling Asia: Myth and reality 66
Trade and structural change in East and Southeast Asia: Implications for growth and industrialization 82
Part 2 Economic trends and prospects in developing Asia 101
Central Asia 102
Armenia 103
Azerbaijan 108
Kazakhstan 113
Kyrgyz Republic 117
Tajikistan 122
Turkmenistan 126
Uzbekistan 128
East Asia 131
People’s Republic of China 132
Hong Kong, China 140
Republic of Korea 144
Mongolia 149
Taipei,China 152
South Asia 155
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 156
Bangladesh 159
Bhutan 167
India 170
Maldives 181
Nepal 184
Pakistan 188
Sri Lanka 194
Southeast Asia 201
Cambodia 202
Indonesia 207
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 213
Malaysia 216
Myanmar 220
Philippines 222
Singapore 228
Thailand 232
Viet Nam 236
The Pacific 241
Fiji Islands 242
Papua New Guinea 245
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste 249
Small Pacific countries 253
Part 3 Growth amid change 269
Growth amid change 269
Education and structural change in four Asian countries 317
Statistical notes and tables 342