In an ever-shrinking world, the intricate web of international trade has bound nations together in unprecedented ways. The flow of goods, services and ideas across borders is a testament to human ingenuity and cooperation. Yet, the ripples of economic crises, whether spurred by financial meltdowns or unforeseen sociopolitical turmoil, remind us of the fragility that underlies our global economic system.
As the deadline for the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) looms before us, International Trade, Economic Crisis and the Sustainable Development Goals delves into the nuances of international trade dynamics, the causes and consequences of economic crises and the alignment of these forces with the SDGs. Together, chapters seek to answer pressing questions: How can international trade be harnessed to foster sustainable development? What strategies can nations employ to weather economic storms while staying true to the SDGs? How do we reconcile the pursuit of economic growth with environmental and social responsibility?
Proposing international trade as a path for achieving the SDGs, this curated collection envisions a more equitable and sustainable world, one where the benefits of international trade are fairly distributed, where economic crises are met with resilience and innovation and where the SDGs are not just aspirations but lived realities.
Proposing international trade as a path for achieving the SDGs, this curated collection envisions a more equitable and sustainable world, one where the benefits of international trade are fairly distributed, where economic crises are met with resilience and innovation and where the SDGs are not just aspirations but lived realities.
Foreword; Enrico Ivaldi
Section I. Economic Implications of Crisis on Sustainable Development
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1. Economic Crisis and Challenge to Sustainable Development Goals:
The Case of a Small Open Economy; Rudrarup Mukherjee
Chapter
2. Sustainable Development and Gender Hiatus: A
Theoretical-Cum-Empirical Inquest into Indias Condition vis-ą-vis Developing
and Less-Developed Countries; Mainak Bhattacharjee
Chapter
3. Economic Crisis of 2008-09 and Subjective Well-Being: An Empirical
Analysis of Some Selected Countries; Souvik Dasgupta
Chapter
4. Poverty, Crisis, and Government Expenditure: An Empirical
Analysis; Jeeten Krishna Giri and Nachiket Thakkar
Chapter
5. Financial Crises and Instability Viewed from Economic and
International Political Economy Perspectives; Asim K. Karmakar, Sebak K.
Jana, and Priyanthi Bagchi
Chapter
6. Effective Radioactive Waste Management Strategies in Nuclear
Energy Investments for Environmental Sustainability; Serhat Yüksel, Hasan
Dinēer, and Duygu Yavuz
Chapter
7. Circular Bio-economy: A Pathway to Sustainable Development in an
Age of Global Crisis; Avinandan Taron and Solomie Gebrezgabher
Chapter
8. Progress of Peace Score and Its Association With the
Peace-Constructing Variables: An Analysis in Terms of Regional and Income
Class Specification; Subhasis Bhattacharya and Suman Paul
Chapter
9. Mismanagement of Non-Performing Assets is a Hindrance towards
Sustainable Development: A Critical Study with Reference to Indian Economy;
Anish Kumar Dan, Sanchita Som, and Vishal Tripathy
Section II. Recent Development Owing to Pandemic Crisis on Sustainable
Development
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10. Achieving Targets of SDG 7 in Post-COVID-19: Critical Review of
Recent Indian Energy Policies; Sanjukta Niyogi and Soumyananda Dinda
Chapter
11. Impact of Covid-19 on the Progress of Sustainable Development:
Empirical Evidence from Selected Countries in the World; Kishor Naskar and
Sourav Kumar Das
Chapter
12. Resilience of Sustainable Development in Pandemic: An Analysis in
the Context of Circular Economy; Arnab Mahapatra and Soumyananda Dinda
Chapter
13. COVID-19 Crisis and Indias Drive to Clean Energy Use for
Sustainable Development; Paramita Dasgupta and Tapan Kumar Ghosh
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14. A Lost Generation Crisis: Does Human Capital Matters?; Santanu
Chakraborty
Section III. Issues Related to International Trade, Crisis and Sustainability
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15. Geo-political Rivalry among External Powers, Governance
Deficiencies and Conflicts in the Horn of Africa: Implications for
Cooperation for Durable Peace and Sustainable Development; Melake Tewolde
Chapter
16. Impacts of the War in Ukraine on Global Sustainable Development
and Trade; Egemen Sertyesilisik and Begum Sertyesilisik
Chapter
17. Associations of Trade Openness with Growth and Foreign Currency
Reserve: A New Insight for the BRICS Nations; Riyanka Bag and Ramesh Chandra
Das
Chapter
18. Revisiting Sustainable Growth across Trade Blocs through the Lens
of Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis; Debolina Saha and Somaiya Begum
Chapter
19. Global Supply, Production, and Value Chains; José G.
Vargas-Hernįndez and Omar C. Vargas-Gonzįlez
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20. Impact of Economic Crises on Economic Development of Developing
Nations in a Globalized World; Nilendu Chatterjee
Chapter
21. Income Inequality, Economic Crisis and International Trade:
Theory and Evidence from the Perspective of Sustainable Development; Kishan
Agarwal, Sharmi Sen, Ghirmai Tesfamariam Teame, and Tonmoy Chatterjee
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22. Global Value Chains and Vaccine Equity: An Empirical Quest from
the Perspective of Sustainability; Shruti Sengupta and Muneeswar Pinniboina
Tonmoy Chatterjee currently teaches economics at Bhairab Ganguly College, India. He is also attached to the Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, India. In 2012, he was awarded as Prof. M. J. Manohar Rao from the Indian Econometric Society.
