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 2008 "Sustaining Growth and Sharing Prosperity"

This year’s Survey, entitled “Sustaining Growth and Sharing Prosperity,” says 218 million – a third of the region’s poor, largely living in rural areas – could be lifted out of poverty by raising agricultural productivity if governments address decades of policy neglect and failure in the agricultural sector. The Survey also calls for a comprehensive liberalization of global trade in agriculture, as this would take a further 48 million people out of poverty in the region.

This year’s issue marks the 60th anniversary of the Survey, first published in Shanghai in May 1948, which examines the most critical issues, challenges and risks in Asia and the Pacific in the months ahead, and explores critical long-term development issues relevant to all developing countries in the region.

Issues available:

• 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