LEADER 02571nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910450169703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-51627-5 010 $a9786610516278 010 $a0-8213-6600-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000225252 035 $a(EBL)459312 035 $a(OCoLC)70706069 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000465708 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12123513 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000465708 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10457207 035 $a(PQKB)10152990 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459312 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459312 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10132032 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL51627 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000225252 100 $a20060524d2006 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aExplaining South Asia's development success$b[electronic resource] $ethe role of good policies /$fSadiq Ahmed 210 $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (116 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-6599-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 87-93) and index. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1. Issues and Themes; 2. Development Performance in South Asia: A Comparative Analysis; 3. Policies for Economic Growth; 4. Policies for Improving Human Development; 5. Progress with Public Sector Reforms; 6. Addressing the Challenge of Growing Inequality; 7. Future Reform Priorities; Notes; References 330 $aSouth Asia has performed well over the past 25 years in reducing poverty, improving human development and increasing growth, but faster progress with poverty reduction will require a higher rate of growth. This book shows that the development performance is not a puzzle but largely explained by good policies. Countries in the region have maintained good macroeconomic environments, opened up their economies to greater domestic and international competition, and reduced the role of corrupt and inefficient public enterprises. 606 $aEconomics 607 $aSouth Asia$xEconomic policy 607 $aSouth Asia$xEconomic conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEconomics. 676 $a338.954 700 $aAhmed$b Sadiq$0881570 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450169703321 996 $aExplaining South Asia's development success$91968757 997 $aUNINA