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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828428603321

Titolo

India and South Asia : economic developments in the age of globalization / / Anjum Siddiqui, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, , 2007

ISBN

1-317-46810-4

1-315-70352-1

1-317-46811-2

1-280-91241-3

9786610912414

0-7656-2153-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvi, 419 pages) : illustrations, map

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

338.954

Soggetti

Investments, Foreign - South Asia

Globalization - South Asia

South Asia Economic conditions

South Asia Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2007 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

South Asia at a glance : a taxonomy of growth challenges / Anjum Siddiqui -- The political economy of South Asia / Edelgard Mahant -- India's economic growth miracle in a global economy : past and future / Baldev Raj -- Twin deficits in South Asian economies : observations and empirical evidence / Ahmed M. Khalid -- Emergence, severity, and contours of the fiscal deficit in India and South Asia / Raghbendra Jha -- Foreign public capital and economic growth of developing countries : a selected survey / Abdul Waheed -- Foreign investment and economic growth : a case study of India / Sajid Anwar and Parikshit K. Basu -- Human capital investment and development in South Asia / Anjum Siddiqui -- Poverty in South Asia : concept, measurement and analysis / Umer Khalid -- South Asia's trade and commercial relations with Canada / Ann Weston -- Regional economic cooperation under SAARC : possibilities and constraints / Dushni Weerakoon -- Repositioning SAFTA in the regionalism debate / Saman Kelegama and



Ratnakar Adhikari -- Market-oriented policy reforms and export-led industrialization : the Sri Lankan experience / Premachandra Athukorala -- Globalization and economic development / Sajid Anwar and Bob Catley -- Decentralization of governance and development / Pranab Bardhan -- Governance issues in India / Desh Gupta and Bhagwan Dahiya -- Corruption in South Asia : causes and consequences / Johann Graf Lambsdorff -- Military expenditure in South Asia : a case study of economic irrationality / Geoff Harris.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the economies and geo-political developments of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan. This work focuses on three core areas of importance: trade and development in the post-WTO era of globalization; macroeconomic adjustment and economic growth; and more.