Introduction -- Asia in the 1960s : Ferment and Transformation -- Establishing the Bank -- Asia : Building Momentum and Facing Shocks -- ADB : The Character of the Bank -- Asia : Transformation in the Region -- ADB : Toward a Broader Development Bank -- Asia : Reemergence of the Region -- ADB : New Members and New Regions -- The Asian Financial Crisis -- Asia : A New Century Dawns -- ADB : The Widening Development Agenda -- Asia : Growth in Uncertain Times -- ADB : Stronger, Better, Faster -- Epilogue : Looking beyond 50 Years