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Book Description | The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was reported in China in December 2019, and later spread to other parts of the world. Countries in Southeast Asia were some of the first nations affected by the pandemic due to their geographical proximities and trade relations with China. In January 2020, the virus spread to some countries within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The number of confirmed cases kept increasing within ASEAN and other countries of the world. Consequently, countries in ASEAN introduced preventive and containment measures to cope with the pandemic, which include quarantines, lockdowns, restrictions of movements and large gatherings, as well as school and business closures.Beyond the efforts of preventing and containing the spread of the virus, ASEAN's most significant challenges are the social and economic crisis of historic proportions that are beginning to unfold. COVID-19 pandemic has brought interruptions in all sectors of ASEAN economies. It is, therefore, imperative to assess the extent to which the pandemic has impacted the social and economic aspects of the region. This book intends to highlight the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in ASEAN and suggest ways on how to mitigate them. It covers how the shocks from COVID-19 have impacted production, supply chains, demand, commodity prices, consumer behaviour, financial markets, employment, services, transportation and community, and the various policies that ASEAN authorities should put in place to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. |
About the Author | Hooi Hooi Lean is a professor at the School of Social Sciences (Economics Program), Universiti Sains Malaysia. She obtained her Ph.D from National University of Singapore and was a post-doctoral fellow to the Department of Economics at Monash University, Australia. Prof. Lean is the Top Research Scientists Malaysia by Academy of Sciences Malaysia in 2018, the winner of National Academic Award 2015 and Malaysia's Research Star Award 2017 by Ministry of Higher Education. Dr Lean serves as associate editor of Singapore Economic Review, Frontiers in Energy, International Journal of Economics & Management and Malaysian Journal of Economics; editor of Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, Energy Research Letters and Asian Journal of Economics and Finance. She has been awarded the ASEAN-ROK Academic Exchange Fellowship Programme in 2007, the Democratic Pacific Union (DPU) Visiting Fellowship in 2008, the International HERMES Fellowship Programme in 2009 and Faculty Exchange Fellowship from Georg-Simon-Ohm University in 2012. Dr Lean also won the "Sangga Sangjung" & "Hadiah Sanjungan" Award for Publication from Universiti Sains Malaysia since 2006 and received research grants from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and Research Council United Kingdom. |
Author | Hooi Hooi Lean |
Language | English |
Publication Date | 6/14/2022 |
Number of Pages | 284.0 |
Revitalising Asean Economies In A Post-Covid-19 World: Socioeconomic Issues In The New Normal - Hardback