The Great Upheaval, 9781009224321
Hardcover
Asia’s rise, pandemic stall: Can the region reclaim its century?

The Great Upheaval

resetting development policy and institutions for the decade of action in asia and the pacific’

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  • Hardcover

    426 pages

  • Release Date

    26 May 2022

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Summary

Asia’s Ascent: Navigating a Post-Pandemic World

At the turn of the 21st Century, Asia lifted one billion people out of poverty in a single generation, a stunning achievement abruptly halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This book delves into the strengths and weaknesses of the Asian-Pacific response to the pandemic, identifying areas that require reinvention to achieve a robust recovery.

It re-envisions social and economic strategies to overhaul production methods and networks, …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781009224321
ISBN-10:1009224328
Author:Kanni Wignaraja, Swarnim Waglé
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Imprint:Cambridge University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:426
Release Date:26 May 2022
Weight:670g
Dimensions:235mm x 155mm x 31mm
About The Author

Kanni Wignaraja

Swarnim Waglé is the chief economic advisor at the UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific in New York. Waglé also chairs the Institute for Integrated Development Studies, a South Asian think-tank. Previously, he served as a member and vice-chair of the National Planning Commission of Nepal (for three intermittent years between 2014 and 2018) and as a senior economist at The World Bank in Washington, D.C. and UNDP in Hanoi, Colombo and New York.

Kanni Wignaraja is the United Nations assistant secretary-general and director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. Previously the director of the United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office, Wignaraja has worked for the UN for over 25 years in the United States and the Asia-Pacific and Africa Regions, including as UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Zambia. Wignaraja has published articles on human rights, development policy, leadership and sustainability.

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