Navigating Through Crisis: Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in Mekong Region Countries (New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, 84) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9819516366 ISBN 13: 9789819516360

Publisher: Springer, 2025

Synopsis

This open access book explores the socio-economic challenges and recovery efforts in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on the pandemic’s wide-ranging impacts, particularly on individuals, households, and small and medium-sized enterprises across key sectors such as agriculture, garment manufacturing, and tourism. The analysis incorporates cross-cutting themes, including gender disparities and social protection, highlighting the uneven effects on different demographics. The book also discusses the policy responses adopted by these countries to mitigate socio-economic challenges. It examines the mechanisms employed during policy implementation, identifying key lessons for managing crises in the region. The book aims for a diverse audience, including students, researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners. Offering evidence-based insights, this volume is an important resource for understanding crisis management and policy development in the context of developing countries.

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About the Author

Sovannroeun Samreth, Saitama University

Netra Eng, Cambodia Development Resource Institute

Budy Resosudarmo, The Australian National University

From the Back Cover

This open access book explores the socio-economic challenges and recovery efforts in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on the pandemic’s wide-ranging impacts, particularly on individuals, households, and small and medium-sized enterprises across key sectors such as agriculture, garment manufacturing, and tourism. The analysis incorporates cross-cutting themes, including gender disparities and social protection, highlighting the uneven effects on different demographics. The book also discusses the policy responses adopted by these countries to mitigate socio-economic challenges. It examines the mechanisms employed during policy implementation, identifying key lessons for managing crises in the region. The book aims for a diverse audience, including students, researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners. Offering evidence-based insights, this volume is an important resource for understanding crisis management and policy development in the context of developing countries.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9819516366
• ISBN 13: 9789819516360
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 259
• Editor: Samreth Sovannroeun, Eng Netra, Resosudarmo Budy Prasetyo