Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia
A JOINT STUDY OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AND THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK INSTITUTE Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia i © 2015 Asian Development Bank Institute All rights reserved. Published in 2015. Printed in Japan. Printed using vegetable oil-based inks on recycled paper; manufactured through a totally chlorine-free process. ISBN 978-4-89974-047-6 (Print) ISBN 978-4-89974-048-3 (PDF) The views expressed in this book are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), or their Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB and ADBI do not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accept no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” or other geographical names in this publication, ADB and ADBI do not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Users are restricted from reselling, redistributing, or creating derivative works without the express, written consent of ADBI. Note: In this report, “$” refers to US dollars. Asian Development Bank Institute Kasumigaseki Building 8F 3-2-5, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6008, Japan www.adbi.org Contents List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes vi Foreword x Acknowledgments xii Abbreviations xiv Executive Summary xvii Chapter 1: Introduction
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