1st Edition
Narrowing the Development Gap in ASEAN Drivers and Policy Options
1. Narrowing the Development Gap in ASEAN: Context and Approach David Carpenter, Izyani Zulkifli and Mark McGillivray 2. Understanding the ASEAN Development Gaps Mark McGillivray, Simon Feeny and Sasi Iamsiroj 3. Monitoring Progress towards Narrowing the Development Gap Mark McGillivray, David Carpenter and Sasi Iamsiroj 4. The Role of ASEAN Connectivity in Reducing the Development Gap Simon Feeny and Mark McGillivray 5. Regional Development Cooperation and Narrowing the Development Gap in ASEAN David Carpenter, Rokiah Alavi and Izyani Zulkifli 6. Narrowing the Development Gap: Policy Recommendations for ASEAN and Development Partners David Carpenter and Mark McGillivray
Biography
Mark McGillivray is Research Professor in International Development at the Alfred Deakin Research Institute at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia. He is also a Research Associate of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative at the University of Oxford. Previously he was Chief Economist of the Australian Agency for International Development and Deputy Director of the World Institute for Development Economics Research.
David Carpenter is the Principal Consultant in International Development for Sustineo in Canberra, Australia, where he specialises in development research and evaluation. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Alfred Deakin Research Institute at Deakin University, and was formerly employed by the Australian National University and the Australian Agency for International Development.
Foreword writer Le Luong Minh is the Secretary General of ASEAN and has a long career in international relations and diplomacy. Between 2008 and 2012 he served as Vietnams Deputy Foreign Minister, prior to that he spent 14 years working at the UN, seven of those as Vietnams permanent representative. Minh was President of the UN Security Council twice, first in July 2008 and again in October 2009.






