About the Book: Great Upheaval: Resetting Development Policy and Institutions in
the Asia-Pacific
At the turn of the 21st century, Asia pulled one billion people out of poverty
in one generation, a meteoric rise suddenly stalled by the pandemic. This volume
examines the strengths of the Asian-Pacific response to the pandemic and
weaknesses that the region must re-engineer to rebound. The 18 authors included
in this volume reimagine social and economic pathways to inform policymakers,
development practitioners and other readers about opportunities to revamp
production modes and networks to rekindle sustainable growth. They call for
bolstering investments in universal public health, education and social
protection to strengthen