Analyzes recent economic and social developments in the region with particular emphasis on economic and social policy issues and broad development strategies. T

Asia has made a remarkable recovery from the financial crisis of 1997-1998. This edition reviews the progress made in the ESCAP region, assesses the policy inti

Most Asian and Pacific economies showed surprising strength in 2002, despitecontinued weaknesses in the world economy. Surging intraregional trade, combined wit