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Towards a common future : understanding growth, sustainability in the Asia-Pacific region / edited by Arindam Banik, Munim Kumar Barai and Yasushi Suzuki. - Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, c2017. - xxviii, 355 p. ; 22 cm.

This book focuses on the tremendous shift in both economic growth and development progress taking place towards the Asia-Pacific Region. Each of the countries in the region has various concerns and challenges for its sustainable development, a common goal most of them are trying to achieve at the moment. Interestingly, sustainable development in the region may be critical for achieving sustainable development at the global level as well. With a limited mandate, the book covers some specific developmental issues of ‘the hot spots’ of APR that are regarded to be contributing to their sustainable development. The book also looks at the formation and strengthening of some economic and financial initiatives with the potentials to affect growth and influence economic cooperation and integration of the countries in the region.



ISBN: 9789811055911

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sustainable development--Asia.
Sustainable development--Pacific Area.
Human capital--Asia.
Human capital--Pacific Area.

LC Class. No.: HC415 / .T69 2017