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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009

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ESCAP Reference No.: ST/ESCAP/2522

Division/Office: Macroeconomic Policy and Development

Published Date: March 2009

Country: {Non-country Specific Publication}

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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.

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Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1. The return of the financial crisis: Managing, vulnerabilities and deepening regional cooperation

Impact of the crisis on Asia-Pacific
Growth outlook for 2009
Indicators of resilience and potential vulnerabilities
From crisis-resilience to crisis-resistance: Next steps

Chapter 2. Food and fuel price shocks

Evolution of fuel and food prices
Underlying reasons for the volatility of fuel and food prices
Economic and social impacts
The policy challenge: Managing long-run fuel and food sustainability risks

Chapter 3. The climate change challenge: Reorienting development towards greener and sustainable growth

Climate change and related vulnerabilities
Policy responses to climate change

Chapter 4. Subregional variations: Performance and policy responses

East and North-East Asia: Impact of global financial crisis begins to take its tool
North and Central Asia: Overall a year of mixed results
Pacific island developing countries: Global economic slowdown clouds long-term prospects
South and South-West Asia: Downward pressures but steadfast resilience
South-East Asia: International financial crisis evolves into deepening subregional industrial crisis
Developed economies in the ESCAP region: Heightened contagion and deepening recession

Chapter 5. Converging crises: Redirecting policies to achieve inclusive and sustainable development

Commonalities among the crises
Convergence and policy stresses
The future of Asia and the Pacific: Investing in inclusive and sustainable development
Towards an Asia-Pacific framework for inclusive and sustainable growth and development

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