Introduction to Disease, Human Health, and Regional Growth and Development in Asia

Abstract

We have two objectives in this book. First, we bring together in one place, original research that sheds light on the myriad connections between disease, human health, and regional economic growth and development. Second, given the contemporary salience of Asia in world affairs, we concentrate on the trinity of disease, human health, and regional economic growth and development in different regions within Asia. Following this introductory chapter, there are nine chapters and each of these chapters-written by an expert or by a team of experts-discusses a particular research question or questions about disease, human health, and regional economic growth and development within Asia.

Introduction to Rural-Urban Dichotomies and Spatial Development in Asia

“…That said, several researchers such as Mahbubani (2008), Batabyal and Nijkamp (2017), and Batabyal et al (2019a) have noted that in the last two centuries, as the West (North America and Western Europe) was holding sway on the world stage, Asian nations were mainly bystanders, responding to increasing surges of Western commerce, thought, and power. However, there is now an ongoing shift in the global center of gravity.…”