This book focuses on the tremendous shift in both economic growth and development progress taking place towards the Asia-Pacific Region. Each of the countries in the region has various concerns and challenges for its sustainable development, a common goal most of them are trying to achieve at the moment. Interestingly, sustainable development in the region may be critical for achieving sustainable development at the global level as well. With a limited mandate, the book covers some specific developmental issues of ‘the hot spots’ of APR that are regarded to be contributing to their sustainable development. The book also looks at the formation and strengthening of some economic and financial initiatives with the potentials to affect growth and influence economic cooperation and integration of the countries in the region.
Covering a broad region, this title gives a holistic analysis of Asian development as a wholeWith authors based in South Asia and East Asia, and one author from South Asia but based in East Asia, the breadth of expertise brought to the topic is relatively largeBy putting ideas of sustainability in dialogue with economic theory, the authors present an heuristic that is novel among analyses of the region
Covering a broad region, this title gives a holistic analysis of Asian development as a whole With authors based in South Asia and East Asia, and one author from South Asia but based in East Asia, the breadth of expertise brought to the topic is relatively large By putting ideas of sustainability in dialogue with economic theory, the authors present an heuristic that is novel among analyses of the region
Arindam Banik
Asian Development Developmental Studies ASEAN Studies East Asian Studies Comparative Economic Studies