This book is an outcome of the collaboration between the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Korea Development Institute (KDI) under ADB's regional technical assistance research project-Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2016-2018. The project supports the production of the ADO, one of ADB's flagship knowledge products. This book was born out of the theme chapter-Sustaining Development through Public-Private Partnership-of the Asian Development Outlook 2017 Update. The chapter, coauthored by members of ADB and KDI and Akash Deep, senior lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, examined the state of public-private partnerships (PPP) in developing Asia, and how these partnerships can contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction. It also discussed how PPPs can be used to meet developing Asia's infrastructure needs and contribute to sustainable development. This book contains the background papers that were used in the preparation of the theme chapter. All the papers have been updated and expanded for this book.
ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Bambang Susantono, ERCD Chief Economist Yasuyuki Sawada, ERCD Deputy Chief Economist Joseph E. Zveglich Jr., and ADB's Office of Public-Private Partnership provided invaluable comments on the papers, helpful guidance, and unfailing support throughout the project. This book would not have been possible without the valuable research of its contributing authors. We are also grateful for the comments and suggestions from the discussants and participants at the Joint KDI-ADB Workshop: Asian Development Outlook 2017 Update Theme on Public-Private Partnerships sponsored by ADB on 8 June 2017 in Manila.
Several others deserve special mention for their great help and support. Alastair McIndoe edited the manuscript. Edith Creus did the layout and graphic design. Rhia Theresa Bautista-Piamonte and Elenita Pura provided logistics support. The study would not have been possible without the generous assistance of the Knowledge Support Division of ADB's Department of Communications and the Printing Services Unit of the Office of Administrative Services.
Akash Deep, Cambridge MA
Jungwook Kim, Sejong
Minsoo Lee, Beijing