Economic outlook for Southeast Asia, China, and India 2015 : strengthening Institutional capacity.

Table of contents -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Editorial -- Executive summary -- Main findings and policy recommendations -- Chapter 1. Medium-term economic outlook and assessment in Emerging Asia -- Introduction -- Overview and main findings: The economic outlook for 2015-19 -- Recent macroeconomic developments and near-term prospects -- Medium-term growth prospects: 2015-19 -- Risks and policy challenges to sustain healthier growth in the medium-term -- Conclusion -- Annex 1.A1 -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2. Institutions for effective implementation of national medium-term plans in Emerging Asia -- Introduction -- Institutional capacities and meeting plans' targets -- Indonesia -- Malaysia -- Myanmar -- Philippines -- Thailand -- Viet Nam -- China -- India -- References -- Chapter 3. Key factors to succeed with public sector reforms across Emerging Asia -- Introduction -- Taxonomy of public sector reforms and their broader implications -- Stocktaking of public sector reform progress in Emerging Asia -- Lessons from public sector reforms in Emerging Asia -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4. Strengthening institutions to address informality in Emerging Asia -- Introduction -- Informality in Emerging Asia -- The determinants of informality -- The consequences of informality -- Policies to address informality -- Conclusion -- Annex 4.A1. -- Notes -- References -- Statistical annex -- Figures -- Figure 1. Average of the Common Effective Preferential Tariff rates for ASEAN -- Figure 2. Share of intra-regional trade as percentage of total trade -- Figure 3. The planning process comprises design, implementation and evaluation -- Figure 4. Inequality in Indonesia and selected provinces, 2008-13 -- Figure 5. Elementary and secondary enrolment rates in the Philippines, 2008-09 to 2012-13 Annotation The "Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India" provides an update of medium-term macroeconomic trends (including five-year projections and the impact of monetary easing in OECD countries on Asia), country-specific structural policy notes, and a thematic focus, which varies in each volume