天天文档在线最全资料平台www.doc365.netQQ:744421982SARS对中国物流影响研究报告(SARSandChinaLogistics)PartIEconomicImpactsIntroductionTherecentoutbreakofSevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome(SARS)hasthreatenedshort-termgrowthprospectsinAsia.Asof5May2003,SARShasinfectedmorethan6,500peopleworldwide,andcausedmountingconcern.AnumberofEastandSoutheastAsianeconomies,includingPeople’sRepublicofChina(PRC);HongKong,China;Singapore;Taipei,China;andVietNamhavebeenputunderconsiderablestrain.Theepidemichasalsoaffectedothereconomies,althoughtoalesserextent.SomepositivedevelopmentsandimprovedpublichealthmeasuresinrecentweekshaveaddedweighttoargumentsthatSARS,althoughserious,willcauseonlyatemporaryshocktoeconomicgrowth.However,theimplicationsstemmingfromSARSextendbeyondtheshort-termhorizon.TheimpactofSARS,andreactionstoit,raisemanyquestions.Twoareparticularlyimportant:(i)W