RESILIENCE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TIMES OF HIGH UNCERTAINTY

The CAREC Institute’s Second Annual Book ‘Resilience and Economic Growth in Times of High Uncertainty’ is a compendium of chapters by prominent researchers addressing some of the most important economic growth issues in the CAREC region. The book is targeted at an advanced group of researchers, policymakers, and senior practitioners for whom it aims to be a useful resource. It is intended to provide a well-informed and authoritative guide to the economic growth matters of CAREC economies and to the current debates taking place in the field of sustaining resilience in a post-COVID-19 period. The chapters address key questions on recovering SMEs, sustainable agriculture and food security, green growth and climate risks, and e-commerce.

RESILIENCE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TIMES OF HIGH UNCERTAINTY

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INTRODUCTION

PART I – UNDERSTANDING CURRENT UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT BUSINESSES AND HOUSEHOLDS

Chapter 1. CROSS-COUNTRY POLICY COMPARISON OF SUPPORTING SMES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: RECOVERY STRATEGIES FOR SMES IN THE ECONOMIES OF CENTRAL ASIA

Brendan Duprey and Aizhan Salimzhanova

Chapter 2. IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON HOUSEHOLD BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT AND SCHOOL EDUCATION: EVIDENCE FROM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IN THE CAREC COUNTRIES

Dina Azhgaliyeva, Ranjeeta Mishra, Trinh Long, Peter Morgan, and Wataru Kodama

Chapter 3. COVID-19 IMPACT ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME: EVIDENCE FROM GEORGIA AND MONGOLIA

Kamalbek Karymshakov, Dastan Aseinov, Burulcha Sulaimanova

PART II – NEW IMPERATIVES FOR GREEN ECONOMIC GROWTH

Chapter 4. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN KAZAKHSTAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR MONGOLIA

Anastassiya Vorobyeva, Yelif Ulagpan, Ablay Dosmaganbetov, Aigerim Tleukhanova, Akbota Batyrkhan, Stefanos Xenarios

Chapter 5. DETERMINANTS OF CARBON EMISSION AND THE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ‘GREEN’ ECONOMY STRATEGIES IN CENTRAL ASIA: KAZAKHSTAN AND UZBEKISTAN

Bakhrom Mirkasimov, Etenesh B. Asfaw, Zohid Askarov, Azizakhon Mukhammedova..

PART III – CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

Chapter 6. AGRICULTURE PRODUCTIVITY AND RESILIENCE TO EXTERNAL SHOCKS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF SELECTED CAREC COUNTRIES

Iroda Amirova and Etenesh B. Asfaw

Chapter 7. SUSTAINABLE LAND-USE RESOURCES IN DROUGHT-PRONE REGIONS OF KAZAKHSTAN AND IMPLICATIONS IN THE WIDER CENTRAL ASIA REGION

Zhanel Sembayeva, Lilia Mussina, Madina Kazbek, Ablay Dosmaganbetov, Stefanos Xenarios

PART IV – E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT IN CAREC

Chapter 8. TOWARDS E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CAREC REGION

Ghulam Samad and Soo Hyun Kim