Nagesh Kumar, PhD

• Towards Sustainable Graduation of South Asian LDCs in the aftermath of COVID-19: Challenges, Prospects and Policy Lessons, Bangkok and New Delhi: UNESCAP, October 2020

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• Covid-19 and South Asia: National Strategies and Subregional Cooperation for Accelerating Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Recovery, Bangkok and New Delhi, June 2020

 

• Unlocking the Potential of Regional Economic Integration in South Asia, Bangkok: UNESCAP, 2018

 

• Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in South Asia: Key Policy Priorities and Implementation Challenges, Bangkok: UNESCAP, 2018

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• Inequality in Asia and the Pacific in an Era of Sustainable Development (Flagship Report for 2018 Session),
  Bangkok: UNESCAP 2018

 

• Sustainable Social Development in Asia and the Pacific: Towards People-Centred Transformation, Bangkok: UNESCAP 2017

 

• Addressing the Challenges of Population Ageing in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok: UNESCAP 2017

 

• Gender, The Environment and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific: Bangkok: UNESCAP, 2017

 

• Towards Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region: Challenges and Opportunities, UNESCAP, 2017

 

• Regional Cooperation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development: South and South-West Asia Development Report 2015-16,  Bangkok: UNESCAP, 2016

 

• India and the MDGs: Towards a sustainable future for all, New Delhi: UN Country Team and UNESCAP, 2015.

 

• Regional Cooperation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development: South and South-West Asia Development Report 2012-13, UN Publications and Routledge, ST/ESCAP/2644

 

• Growing Together: Economic Integration for An Inclusive and Sustainable Asia-Pacific Century (Flagship Report for 2012 Session), Bangkok: UN, 2012, ST/ESCAP/2629

 

• Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2012: Pursuing shared prosperity in an era of turbulence and high commodity prices, Bangkok: UN, ST/ESCAP/2628

 

• Asia-Pacific Regional MDG Report 2011/12: Accelerating achievement of MDGs-Closing gaps in health and nutrition, Bangkok: UNESCAP/ADB/UNDP (ESCAP Team Leader)

 

• Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2011- Year-end Update: Steering Asia-Pacific Development Through Global Turbulence, Bangkok: UN, ST/ESCAP/2629

 

• Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2011: Sustaining Dynamism and Inclusive Development: Connectivity in the Region and Productive capacity in Least Developed Countries, Bangkok: UN, ST/ESCAP/2586

 

• Asia-Pacific MDG Report 2010/11: Paths to 2015 MDG Priorities in Asia and the Pacific,  Bangkok: UNESCAP/ADB/UNDP (ESCAP Team Leader)

 

• Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2010: Sustaining Recovery and Dynamism for Inclusive Development Bangkok: UN, ST/ESCAP/2629

 

• Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2010-Year-end Update: Maintaining Growth Amid Global Uncertainty Bangkok: UN, ST/ESCAP/2547

 

• Financing an inclusive and green future: A supportive financial system and green growth for achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific (Flagship Report for 2010 Session),  Bangkok: UN, ST/ESCAP/2575

 

• Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009-Year-end Update: Asia-Pacific Leading the Process of Global Recovery Bangkok: UN, ST/ESCAP/2629

 

• Potential for Trade in Services under SAFTA: SAARC Regional Study, New Delhi: Bookwell 2009 for the SAARC Secretariat and RIS

 

• South Asia Development and Cooperation Report 2008, New Delhi: Oxford University Press for RIS

 

• Trinity of the South: Potential of IBSA Economic Partnership, Academic Foundation for RIS, 2008.

 

• World Trade and Development Report 2007: Building a Development-Friendly World Trading System, New Delhi: Oxford University Press for RIS.

 

• Towards an Employment-oriented Export Strategy: Some Explorations, New Delhi: RIS for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, 2006.

 

• South Asia Development and Cooperation Report 2004, New Delhi: RIS and Manohar Publishers, 2004.

 

• World Trade and Development Report 2003: Cancun and Beyond, New Delhi: Academic Foundation, 2003

 

• ASEAN-India Vision 2020: Working Together for a Shared Prosperity, New Delhi: RIS and ASEAN-India Network of Think-tanks, 2004

 

• Future Directions of BIMSTEC: Towards a Bay of Bengal Economic Community, New Delhi: RIS in collaboration with Institute for Policy Studies, Colombo, International Institute for Trade and Development, Bangkok and Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka, 2004.

 

• Globalization and the Non-aligned Movement: An Economic Agenda for Action, A background document for the XIII NAM Summit, Kuala Lumpur, February 2003, RIS, New Delhi, 2003

 

• South Asia Development and Cooperation Report 2001/02, New Delhi: RIS.