The Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal is published twice a year by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. It aims to stimulate debate and enrich research in the formulation of policy in the Asia-Pacific region towards the fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

In this issue:

Cheating the government: does taxpayer perception matter?
Daniel Jeong-Dae Lee

Contributory factors towards sustainability of bank-linked self-help groups in India
Disha Bhanot and Varadraj Bapat

Women’s empowerment among married women aged 15-49 in Myanmar
Mya Thandar, Hlaing Hlaing Moe and Win Naing

Challenges in implementing decentralization of foreign direct investment management in Viet Nam – case study of the Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel project in Ha Tinh province
Au Thi Tam Minh

Deaths at sea in the Pacific islands: challenges and opportunities for civil registration and vital statistics systems
Carah Figueroa, Gloria Mathenge, Christine Linhart and Philip A.S. James