The U.S. Committee for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council hosted this online discussion in November of 2020 on the policy agenda for the Asia Pacific with Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University. Professor Sachs shared insights from both his 25 years of experience advising governments on economic development and his latest book, The Ages of Globalization, addressing questions such as:
- How can trade and investment policy facilitate sustainable and inclusive growth?
- How can the COVID-19 crisis be a catalyst to reset priorities, address inequalities and unsustainable practices to create a better future for all people?
- What is the role for consensus-based economic forum like APEC, which includes the world’s two largest economies, to promote efforts to achieve a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous future?