Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic for Developing a Resilient ASEAN

Abstract

The vast differences in the level of economic and social development, political governance, and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic notwithstanding, nearly all ASEAN member states share a common outlook towards growth strategies. They will all face several common challenges in a post-pandemic world, many of which demand solutions that require a collaborative and multilateral approach. Prior to planning ahead, ASEAN needs to take stock of individual and collective experiences during the crisis caused by COVID-19 that should inform post-pandemic policy development. What lessons can we derive from the collective and national experiences over the past two years?