Sustainability of Supply Chain: Analysis of Post-COVID Economic Recovery Possibilities in Selected Sectors in the ASEAN Region

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Published: Jan 29, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15575/ks.v4i1.16787
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ASEAN, Covid-19, Economic Slowdown, Global Supply Chain, e-trade, e-economy

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Alik Naha
Department of Political Science Vidyasagar College, Kolkata, West Bengal
Debasish Nandy
(Scopus ID: 57216822233) Department of Political Science Kazi Nazrul University West Bengal

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The environment of financial uncertainty among the Global Supply Chain networks has been fueled by the impact of Covid-19 which saw major economies around the world imposing months of lockdown, slowing the pace and flow of raw materials and manufactured products resulting in an economic slowdown. It has also brought to light the vulnerabilities and susceptibilities of emerging economies, like the ASEAN nations. This has resulted in collapsing of both domestic and foreign sectors like retail, accommodation, and food services. This has prompted the regional governments to boost up regional cooperation through structural reforms for sustainable economic recovery. In this respect, three sectors of tourism, agro-processing, and garments can be improvised, while two other sectors like electronics and E-trade have greater potential for future growth. In this context, the paper using content analysis and exploratory methods focuses on the impacts of Covid-19 on the sectors of tourism, agro-processing, and garments in the ASEAN region and the possible options for improvising the sectors of Electronics and E-trade to further economic recovery in the ASEAN region.

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Alik Naha, Department of Political Science Vidyasagar College, Kolkata, West Bengal

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-6900

Debasish Nandy, (Scopus ID: 57216822233) Department of Political Science Kazi Nazrul University West Bengal

Scopus ID: 57216822233

Debasish Nandy (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal, India. Dr. Nandy is the Coordinator of the Centre for Studies of South and South-East Asian Societies at the same university. He is the Visiting Faculty Member in the Department of Foreign Area Studies, Tajik National University, Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and Indian Cultural Ambassador to Tajikistan. A position awarded by the Tajik Society of Friendship with Foreign Countries, the Republic of Tajikistan in 2019. He was also a Guest Faculty Member in the Department of Political Science, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. Dr. Nandy has a very well-established publication record regarding publications in academic journals. He is the author of four books, and co-author of another two books. He also appears regularly on Bengali TV channels as a political analyst. His research interests include India’s Foreign Policy and South Asian Politics, and South-East Asian Affairs.

 

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