Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Elsevier
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Publication Year:
2005
Publication Place
India
Physical Description:
54 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34235
Legacy PEIN ID:
74236
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Sustainable development - Oceania
Natural resources - Management - Oceania
Women in development - Oceania
Rural development - Environmental aspects - Oceania
HIV infections - Prevention - Developing countries
Mother and child - Health - Oceania
Abstract
Asia-Pacific is a region of contrasts. It has some of the fastest-growing economies of the world while, at the same time, the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) continue to face persistent challenges. As a whole,the region has made significant inroads into poverty reduction with progress toward the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). China and India, together accounting for nearly 40 percent of the world's population and ranking among the fastest-growing countries, account for most of this progress, along with the "tiger" economies of East and South-East Asia. Due to the tyranny of averages, the relatively poor performance of the Asia-Pacific LDCs gets overshadowed. Only a more disaggregated appraisal reveals the far more limited gains in the LDCs1. Thus, the dynamism of Asia represents both a challenge and an opportunity. It could increase inequalities that contribute to growing tensions. It also could generate resources and opportunities. Attainment of the MDGs in Asia and the Pacific as a whole will be marked by the far more limited progress made by the 14 LDCs of the region.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Elsevier
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Publication Year:
2005
Publication Place
India
Physical Description:
54 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34235
Legacy PEIN ID:
74236
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 05-Feb-2008
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021