Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, 2002

Contents

I. Global and regional economic developments: implications and prospects for the ESCAP region

Overview

Recent global macroeconomic trends

Recent developments and prospects

Developed economies

Developing economies

Trade and capital market trends

Impact on the ESCAP region

The challenges ahead

II. Macroeconomic performance, issues and policies

Regional overview

Developing economies of the ESCAP region

Asian least developed countries

Pacific island economies

North and Central Asia

South and South-West Asia

South-East Asia

East and North-East Asia

Developed countries of the region

Australia, Japan and New Zealand

III. The feasibility of achieving the millennium development goals in Asia and the Pacific

Introduction and overview

Implementation status of selected millennium development goals

Goal 1. Eradication of extreme poverty and hunger

Goal 2. Achieving universal primary education

Goal 3. Promoting gender equality and empowering women

Goal 4. Reducing infant and child mortality

Goal 5. Improving maternal health

Annex table III.1. Incidence of poverty in rural and urban areas in selected countries based on national poverty lines during the 1990s

Annex table III.2. Income or consumption share of the bottom 20 per cent of the population in selected countries during the 1990s