Summary (English)

This report was prepared in partnership by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom, the European Commission (EC), the German Development Cooperation (GDC), and the World Bank. A major contribution by all these donors was to finance or conduct studies in areas related to the content of the report over the months and years preceding its writing. Such studies, listed in the bibliography section, were conducted as part of each donor's own country program. All these donors also contributed staff time to the preparation of the report, through their active engagement in workshops and discussions.