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The public rhetoric of the Abbott government suggests that Australia is presently comfortable with Indonesia's rise, with the prime minister commenting in positive terms that "Indonesia is an incredibly important country to Australia given its proximity, its size and its potential." In recent times, Abbott has welcomed the "wave of confidence and renewal sweeping Indonesia" with the hope that the country under Joko Widodo whom Abbott praised as a "charismatic and inspirational figure" will allow Australia "opportunities to take part in the renewal and the reinvigoration of this important neighbour and partner." Such comfort stems in part from the relatively smooth and bloodless transfer of power from Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) to Jokowi despite the protestations of the defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto – signalling that Indonesia has become a significantly different country to what it was under Sukarno. Even so, Australia is well aware that Indonesia's democratic transition is far from irreversible or permanent and that the future political direction of Indonesia is not assured or set in stone. In reality, Australia's current comfort with Indonesia's rise is also largely based on Canberra's assessment that the preferred 'Goldilocks' point has been reached for the foreseeable future – that Indonesia is neither too strong to threaten Australia's strategic interests nor too weak or divided a country to pose headaches for Canberra.

The Asian Development Review (ADR) is a professional journal that publishes research on development issues relevant to the countries of the Asia and Pacific region, specifically members of the Asian Development Bank. The ADR publishes high-quality empirical papers, survey articles, historical analyses, and policy-oriented work. The ADR bridges theoretical work and rigorous empirical studies that advance the understanding of Asia's development; and it is open to discussions of alternative perspectives on all aspects of development, including globalization, inequality, structural transformation, and poverty. The ADR aims to disseminate the best research, with contributions from scholars in all fields, with the objective of providing the knowledge necessary for designing, implementing, and sustaining effective development policies. Its intended audience comprises a worldwide readership of economists and other social scientists.

The Monitor provides an update of developments in Pacific economies and explores topical policy issues.

Using the unanticipated creation of a new agency in the French region of Lyon as a quasi-natural experiment, we question whether distance to local public employment agencies (LPEAs) is a new channel for spatial mismatch. Contrary to past evidence based on aggregated data and consistently with the spatial mismatch literature, we find no evidence of a worker/agency spatial mismatch, which pleads for a resizing of the French LPEA network. However, echoing with the literature on the institutional determinants of the local public employment agencies' efficiency, we do find detrimental institutional transitory effects.

This interim assessment, strategy, and road map (ASR) of Myanmar's agriculture, natural resources, and environment (ANRE) sector highlights the Government of Myanmar's plans for addressing priority needs and identifies—in a preliminary manner—possible areas of international assistance for the sector. The ASR will be periodically revised based on new information and reflecting the evolving development partnership with Myanmar.

This interim assessment, strategy, and road map (ASR) of Myanmar's agriculture, natural resources, and environment (ANRE) sector highlights the Government of Myanmar's plans for addressing priority needs and identifies—in a preliminary manner—possible areas of international assistance for the sector. The ASR will be periodically revised based on new information and reflecting the evolving development partnership with Myanmar.

According to 2011 road data, there are 214,524 kilometers of roads in Yunnan Province, of which 102,982 kilometers are township roads and 37,100 kilometers are village roads. Of these township and village roads, less than 6% have either concrete or (simple) asphalt pavement; while just over 94% are classified as unpaved, including 3% with stonepaved surfaces (4% of township roads and 1% of village roads), 63% with gravel surfaces (72% of township roads and 37% of village roads), and 28% with earthen surfaces (17% of township roads and 58% of village roads). kilometers and comprise 62% of the total road network in Yunnan Province. The maintenance of these unpaved rural roads is, therefore, very important for ensuring continued access to the province's rural areas and for economic development in these areas. Many roads are currently impassable for a number of months each year, in part due to a lack of timely maintenance.This chapter looks at the deterioration process of these unpaved roads and identifies a suitable maintenance strategy to address this deterioration and ensure better road conditions as well as more continuous access.

According to 2011 road data, there are 214,524 kilometers of roads in Yunnan Province, of which 102,982 kilometers are township roads and 37,100 kilometers are village roads. Of these township and village roads, less than 6% have either concrete or (simple) asphalt pavement; while just over 94% are classified as unpaved, including 3% with stonepaved surfaces (4% of township roads and 1% of village roads), 63% with gravel surfaces (72% of township roads and 37% of village roads), and 28% with earthen surfaces (17% of township roads and 58% of village roads). kilometers and comprise 62% of the total road network in Yunnan Province. The maintenance of these unpaved rural roads is, therefore, very important for ensuring continued access to the province's rural areas and for economic development in these areas. Many roads are currently impassable for a number of months each year, in part due to a lack of timely maintenance.This chapter looks at the deterioration process of these unpaved roads and identifies a suitable maintenance strategy to address this deterioration and ensure better road conditions as well as more continuous access.

The challenges faced by Indonesia in creating a robust Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program are similar to those faced by many other middle-income countries. This paper provides a gap analysis for Indonesia's PPP framework based on lessons learned and good practice from countries with successful PPP programs. It identifies, in particular, the need for the government to: select good projects for PPP, rather than only complex ones that are less likely to attract private partners. Establish a list of projects by a limited cabinet meeting and stick to it-issuing different lists of projects and holding showcase summits with open agendas tends to confuse the market. Keep those projects on track for PPP-allowing the contracting agencies to develop prospective projects directly, or to award them without competition leads investors to question the commitment and resolve of the government to its own PPP process. Prepare projects well, using the Ministry of Finance to provide access to: 1) a team of PPP experts to help contracting agencies develop projects; 2) project preparation funding to help pay the high costs of preparation; and 3) viability gap funding to make projects more affordable and bankable by defraying some of the capital costs.

The developmental successes of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and India are eshaping the economic landscape of not only Asia but also the world. The diverse and rich development experiences of these two countries emanate from the wide differences in their economic policies and systems, dissimilarities in their institutions, and their social diversities. However, their development challenges are similar. The PRC and India can learn from each other's experience in meeting their common challenges. The successes and failures of the PRC and India in their quest to transform and grow will also provide some valuable insights on development policy to other developing countries in Asia. At the 39th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Hyderabad, India, the Prime Minister of India suggested that ADB supports studies on the development experience of the PRC to benefit India and other developing countries. The Ministry of Finance of the Government of the People's Republic of China supported the suggestion and also expressed its interest in studying India's development experience. Responding to these requests, ADB provided a technical assistance grant (RETA 6398: A Program of Studies on the Development Experience of the PRC and India) for conducting the studies. The program started in August 2007.

The developmental successes of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and India are eshaping the economic landscape of not only Asia but also the world. The diverse and rich development experiences of these two countries emanate from the wide differences in their economic policies and systems, dissimilarities in their institutions, and their social diversities. However, their development challenges are similar. The PRC and India can learn from each other's experience in meeting their common challenges. The successes and failures of the PRC and India in their quest to transform and grow will also provide some valuable insights on development policy to other developing countries in Asia. At the 39th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Hyderabad, India, the Prime Minister of India suggested that ADB supports studies on the development experience of the PRC to benefit India and other developing countries. The Ministry of Finance of the Government of the People's Republic of China supported the suggestion and also expressed its interest in studying India's development experience. Responding to these requests, ADB provided a technical assistance grant (RETA 6398: A Program of Studies on the Development Experience of the PRC and India) for conducting the studies. The program started in August 2007.