Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2020 : towards sustainable economies

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ISBN	9789211208139 (pbk.)
Call Number	HC411.U4 E194 2020
Title	Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2020 : towards sustainable economies / The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Imprint	[New York] : United Nations, 2020.
Physical	83 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Summary	Economic policymaking in Asia-Pacific developing countries has long been focused on maximising economic growth, given the imperatives of poverty reduction and job creation. There is no gainsaying that there is a strong case for focusing on economic growth but when this comes at costs that undermine the sustainability of growth itself over the long term, it is time to ask questions. This is evident in the region, where decades of high growth have transformed the socioeconomic landscape lifting a billion people out of extreme poverty and raising living standards of even greater numbers. However, such growth has been accompanied by growing inequality of income and opportunity and is beginning to breach planetary limits, endangering the well-being of future generations
Subject	Economic development
Subject Geographic Name	Pacific Area--Economic aspects
Subject Geographic Name	Asia--Economic aspects
Subject Geographic Name	Pacific Area--Social aspects
Subject Geographic Name	Asia--Social aspects
Corporate Author	The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Corporate Author	ESCAP
Corporate Author	United Nations
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Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2020 : towards sustainable economies

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