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A submission by the Institute for Human Rights and Business regarding the US Government’s Reporting Requirements on Responsible Investment in Burma. IHRB warmly welcomes the...

This article argues that community engagement and international standards of corporate social responsibility are key to the success of petroleum projects in Myanmar.

This report provides proceedings of the Burma/Myanmar, Business and Human Rights conference, held 7-9 November, 2012. The report summarises the key issues discussed, including...

This report outlines key findings and recommendations of the Asia Pacific regional workshop in preparation for the first global meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum at IFAD....

A report of two multi-stakeholder workshops on responsible investment in Myanmar. The first workshop focused on developing good practice in business-community relations; and key...

This SIREN report identifies the existing government databases containing information on human trafficking in Cambodia, and presents recommendations for the systematic provision...

This study attempted to provide systematic data on the scale and form of urban expansion in East Asia through empirical observation. (China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and...

This article explores the role of transport infrastructures in regional economic growth by comparing Central Eastern Europe (supported by the European Union structural and...

A working paper exploring the relationship between transport and housing in Ho Chi Minh City. The author discusses the transportation and housing development issues in this...

This book examines the pension systems of eight countries in East and Southeast Asia (China, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)...

Education statistics for Mekong countries, sourced from Unicef's State of the World's Children Report 2015 statistical tables. Indicators include youth literacy rate; number of...

An article about the proposed Pak Chom dam and its likely impacts on local communities. Effects of other dams are also discussed.

A masters thesis examining the integration process for Akha hill tribe people in the province of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand. The researcher explored primarily...

A paper about economic relations between China and Myanmar and their impact on the peace process. The paper covers the background of relations between the two countries, and...

A paper about electricity in Myanmar and its effect on development. Electricity consumption per capita in Myanmar is among the lowest in Asia and had been growing very slowly...

A paper about electricity demand and supply in Myanmar. This paper provides an update and expansion on the paper “Electricity in Myanmar: The Missing Prerequisite for...

There is an immense nation-building challenge facing the leadership in Myanmar. One way of fixing the current situation in Myanmar is to first establish where it is starting...

A paper about industrial policy reform in Myanmar. The author explores what a successful industrialization strategy for Myanmar would entail. They first outline the current...

A study analysing financial sector development in Vietnam and China within the framework of financial sector reforms introduced in the two countries. The study will assess the...

A policy discussion paper assessing some of the key public policy challenges confronting Vietnam today. This document was written for the fourth annual Vietnam Executive...