Millennium Development Goals and Community Initiatives in the Asia Pacific

1. Tracking Implementation
Amita Singh, Anbumozhi Venkatachalam

2. Narrowing Disparities via the New Economic Model (NEM): Is Malaysia Set to Excel Beyond Its MDGs Targets MDGs
Shamsulbahriah K. A. Rodrigo, Norma Mansor

3. The Scaling-Up Process and Health MDGs in the Philippines
Eduardo T. Gonzalez

4. Healthcare Governance and Climate Change Adaptation: A Pharmaceutical Industry Perspective
Md Khalid Hossain, Sharif N. As-Saber

5. Reaching the 7th Millennium Development Goals (MDG) on Environmental Sustainability: The South Asian Response
Suman Sharma

6. Interrogating the PPP Model in Health-Care Insurance
Rumki Basu

7. Reducing Gender Gaps Through Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Davao City, Philippines
Emilia Pedrosa Pacoy

8. Women Empowerment Through Learning and Livelihood Project (LLP) in Southern Philippines
Isaias S. Sealza

9. Revisiting the Role of Universities in Achieving MDGs
Raudah Danila, Ahmad Martadha Mohamed

10. Community-University Partnerships for Improved Governance
Mervin G. Gascon

11. Determinants of Managerial Innovation in the State University Administration in Sri Lanka
R. Lalitha S. Fernando

12. Regulatory Mapping in Local Governance and the Economic Governance Index in Sri Lanka
D. L. Chamila Jayashantha, W. M. R. Wijekoon

13. Benefits and Challenges of E-Governance for Service Delivery in Nepal
Ishtiaq Jamil, Tek Nath Dhakal

14. e-Leadership for e-Government in Indonesia
Awang Anwaruddin

15. NGCSOs and Capacity Enhancement of Low-Income People in South Australia
Rabindranath Bhattacharyya

16. From Reinvention to Communitization: The Himalayan Indian State of Nagaland Shows the Way
Sylvia Yambem

17. Reaching Out to the People: The Role of Leikai Club in the State of Manipur (India) in Achieving the MDGs
Irina Ningthoujam

18. Epilogue: Thinking About Reaching Out: Analytical Approaches to Develop Feasible Projects
RFI Smith

Avainsanat: Economics/Management Science, Development Economics, Public Administration, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Sustainable Development, Political Economy