Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific

The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009 analyses how three global crises of the 2008 great recession in developed countries, food and fuel price volatility and climate change, threaten the development in the Asia-Pacific region. The publication also talks about subregional variations in performance and policy responses. It concludes with converging crises and redirecting policies to achieve inclusive and sustainable development, and summarizes the ways to move forward from crisis resilience-crisis resistance.