The top 12 development journals published a total of 18,329 papers during the period 2000‒2020. Out of these, just 51 focused on…

Since the beginning of 2021, there has been a growing sense of hope that some parts of the world may have turned the corner in the fight…

In November 2020, the fully amended Framework Act on International Development Cooperation came into force. Since its first enactment in…

Tonga is a small island economy with the challenges of geographic isolation, limited human and financial resources, a small domestic…

Solomon Islands covers about 28,000 square kilometers of Melanesia in the South Pacific, with around 75% of the population living in…

Bhutan is one of the fastest-growing economies in South Asia and has more than halved its poverty rate since 2007. However, the…

Thailand’s economic progress has centered largely around international trade and tourism. As such, the country’s economy has been…

Kazakhstan became a member of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 1994, shortly after it achieved independence.
During the past…

With a landmass of 2,934 square kilometers spread across two main islands (Savaii and Upolu) and several smaller ones, Samoa is…

Tuvalu is a small island developing state comprising nine atolls in the South Pacific. It is geographically isolated and highly…