Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific

The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific reviews every year the economic performance of countries in the region. In addition, each Survey contains a study on some region issue affecting these economies.

Survey 2009 "Addressing Triple threats to Development"

This year’s Survey, entitled “Addressing Triple threats to Development” analyses how the financial, food/fuel and climate change challenges have affected Asia and the Pacific and considers ways of addressing them. Central to this report is the idea that the convergence of the crises presents an opportunity for the region to reorient economic growth towards a long term development path that is more inclusive and sustainable. Governments as the peoples’ partner will play a key role in forming and framing the region’s future development path. Economies of the region will be able to tackle these challenges best by bolstering national policy actions with key concerted region cooperation initiatives that in turn can serve as a building blocks of a more inclusive multilateral system.

Issues available:

• 2008 Sustaining Growth and Sharing Prosperity
• 2007 Surging ahead in Uncertain Times
• 2006 Energizing the global economy
• 2005 Dealing with shocks
• 2004 Asia-Pacific economies: Sustaining growth and tackling poverty
• 2003 Asia-Pacific economies: Resilience in challenging times
• 2002 Economic preospects: Preparing for recovery
• 2001 Financing for development
• 2000 Economic and financial monitoring and surveillance
• 1999 Asia and the Pacific into the twenty-first century: Information technology, globalization, economic security and development