The Great Upheaval: Resetting Development Policy and Institutions for the Decade of Action in Asia and the Pacific' (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009224321)

At the turn of the 21st Century, Asia pulled one billion people out of poverty in one generation, a meteoric rise suddenly stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic. This volume examines the strengths of the Asian-Pacific response to the pandemic and weaknesses that the region must re-engineer to rebound. It reimagines social and economic pathways to revamp production modes and networks to rekindle sustainable growth. Home to two-thirds of the world's population, the Asia-Pacific Region already accounts for close to half of all global output. By 2050 - after a detour of two centuries and a few pandemics - Asia-Pacific can again become a centrifugal economic and social force. This volume sets out options for policymakers to consider as we head into a new Asia-Pacific Century, one where economic strength will be necessary but insufficient by itself, as inclusion, resilience and sustainability - once seen as moral choices - become imperatives for the planet's future.

Author: Swarnim Waglé
ISBN-10: 1009224328
ISBN-13: 9781009224321
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/26/2022
Pages: 426
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.50d