This book concentrates exclusively and in depth on the key economic phenomena and factors which shape tropical economies today. It examines contemporary economic problems confronting the tropical countries and provides policy recommendations that align with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals set in the 2030 Agenda.

Sook Rei Tan is Lecturer in Economics at James Cook University, Singapore.

Haejin Jang is Learning Advisor at James Cook University, Singapore.

Jacob Wood is Associate Professor of Business at James Cook University (JCU), Singapore.

1. Trade and Development in Asia: A Post COVID-19 Economic Assessment 2. Life Expectancy: Exploring Climate Change-Human Longevity Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa 3. Fifty Years of Excellence and Beyond: The Electrical and Electronic Industry of Penang, Malaysia 4. The Effect of Internationalization Decision on Firm Performance of Export Firms Based in a Developing Country: An Insight From Ethiopia 5. The Relationship of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance in the Developing Country Context: The Case of Firms in Ethiopia 6. Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Tropics Perspective 7. The Influence of Interest and Exchange Rates on the Growth of Private Investment in the Tropics: The Case of Tanzania 8. The Impact of Trade Conflict on Economic Development in Asia: A Policy Discussion 9. Community Based Tourism: Addressing Social Needs in Tropical Regions 10. Killing the Economy: The Political Economy of Fuel Subsidy Regime and Oil Corruption in Nigeria 11. Unveiling ASEAN's Logistics Infrastructure Investments and their Intended Economic Impacts 12. Vietnam's Export-led Growth Model and Environment Performance 13. Uncovering Interdependencies between Crude Palm Oil Commodity and ASEAN-5 Equity Markets: A Time-Frequency Connectedness Analysis 14. Green Finance, Carbon Emission and Economic Development in the Selected ASEAN Countries