An East Asian Renaissance

• DOI: 10.1596/978-0-8213-6747-6
• Publication Date: 2007-12-10T10:08:41Z
• Authors: Indermit S. Gill; Homi Kharas
• Keywords: 8. Economic growth; 11. Sustainability; 1. No poverty

The region has been transformed by these developments, changing from a set of countries that rapidly integrated with the world to one is also aggressively exploiting sources dynamism lie within Asia. But in East Asia now face domestic side-effects rapid growth driven international integration: congestion, conflict, and corruption. challenge complement global regional integration integration. This requires ensuring vibrant cities are not only linked outside but well-integrated domestically, strengthening social cohesion reducing inequality, providing clean governments which efficiently reinvest economic returns accompany fast growth.