Navigating Through Crisis : Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in Mekong Region Countries / Sovannroeun Samreth.

New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives -- Navigating Through Crisis -- Acknowledgements -- About This Book -- Contents -- 1. COVID-19 and Countries in the Mekong Region -- 2. Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Cambodia's Trade, Global Value Chain, and Export Competitiveness -- 3. Cambodian Cassava and COVID-19: An Analysis of Production, Productivity, and Gender Impacts -- 4. Navigating Crisis: Firm Performance and Strategic Responses in Cambodia -- 5. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Lao Tourism Sector: Evidence from Employment and Value Added -- 6. Development of Cross-Border E-Commerce between Lao PDR and Neighboring Countries in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Case Study from Vientiane Capital -- 7. The Impact of COVID-19 on Garment Workers in Myanmar: Employment Disruptions, Gendered Burdens, and Gaps in Social Protection -- 8. Agricultural Resilience During COVID-19: The Case of Myanmar's Maize Value Chain -- 9. A Gender-Sensitive Assessment of COVID-19's Impact on Vietnamese Households: Evidence from the Textile, Garment, and Hospitality Sectors -- 10. Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young Female Migrant Workers in Central Vietnam: Exploring Risk, Vulnerability, and Pathways to Resilience -- 11. Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Mekong Region.

This open access book explores the socio-economic challenges and recovery efforts in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic.It focuses on the pandemic's wide-ranging impacts, particularly on individuals, households, and small and medium-sized enterprises across key sectors such as agriculture, garment manufacturing, and.

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