Advocacy Resources
Tax revenue by types of tax as a percentage of gross domestic product, 2016 or latest available year
An assessment of 22 countries in Asia on a spectrum of civic space shows that 94 per cent of people live in countries with closed,...
Tax revenue as a percentage of gross domestic product
Absolute tax revenues in Asia and the Pacific have been rising over time, although trends vary substantially across countries and...
Elements of an empowerment-and-inclusion framework
A close review of the SDG targets that are most relevant to empowerment and inclusion points to four interlinked and synergistic elements...
Legal protection from violence against women and girls
Legal protection from violence against women and girls
Civil society participation is beginning to decline
Civil Society Participation Index for Asia and the Pacific
Access to mass media can facilitate social change, yet many women do not have access
Proportion of women who report having no access to television. Empirical analyses for this report using household survey data revealed that...
Elements of an empowerment-and-inclusion framework
While both norms and institutions are important in advancing development, adverse norms and discriminatory institutions can lead to the...
Ensuring rights and justice can strengthen environmental outcomes
Analyses for this report explored the relationship between environmental performance and environmental rights. Environmental rights include...
Young men and women have different levels of access to employment, education and training
Percentage of youth not in employment, education or training by gender. The youth within the region continue to be deprived of employment...
Education can shift social norms
Evidence points to education and access to media as effective entry points for shifting societal norms around domestic violence. In India,...