Economic Development and Sustainability

Economic development in the Asia Pacific region has been both rapid and highly uneven.  Rapid development often has strong negative consequences for natural resources and a healthy environment.  There are important questions about the policies and methods needed to make economic development sustainable for both the society and the environment.  A selection of writings about these issues are available below.

• APEC and APEC Member Economies (11/2011)
• Confronting East Asia’s Growing Income Inequality (10/2011)
• Facing the Issues of Asia’s Urban Slums (9/2011)
• Who Will Write The Rules For Asia-Pacific Trade? (8/2011)
• The End of ‘Growth with Equity’? Economic Growth and Income Inequality in East Asia (PDF) (7/2011)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon … India and China Meet the Challenge of Innovation Head-On (3/2011)
• Land Rights in Cambodia an Unfinished Reform (pdf) (8/2010)