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" Economic growth, economic performance and welfare in South Asia "
Raghbendra Jha, editor.
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722309
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Raghbendra Jha, editor.
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Economic growth, economic performance and welfare in South Asia\ Raghbendra Jha, editor.
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
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(xv, 407 pages) : illustrations
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0230520316
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: 1403943613
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: 9781403943613
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Overview of the Volume; R. Jha --;PART I: RECENT MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOUTH ASIA --;Recent Developments in the Bangladesh Economy; M. Alauddin --;The Political Economy of Recent Economic Growth in India; R. Jha --;Economic Reforms in Nepal: Performance and Prospects; P.J. Thapa & S.K. Shrestha --;Recent Macroeconomic Developments and Implications for Poverty and Employment in Pakistan; T. Anwar --;Liberalisation and Industrial Growth: Lessons from Sri Lanka; P-C. Athukorala & S. Jayasurya --;PART II: EMERGING ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN INDIA --;Climate Change Policy for India; W. McKibbin --;The Millennium Development Goals for India --;How Attainable?; A. Deolalikar --;Expenditure Implications of India's State-Level Fiscal Crisis; S. Howes, R. Murgai & M. Wes --;PART III: TRADE, INDUSTRIAL & FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM IN SOUTH ASIA --;Financial Sector Reforms in India: A Stocktake; M. Sathye --;Major Indian ICT Firms and Their Approaches Towards Achieving Quality; D. Dutta & A. Sekhar --;Privatization and Public Enterprise Reform: A Suggestive Action Plan; S. Kaur --;RTAs and South Asia: Options in the Wake of Cancun Fiasco; P. Mehta & P. Kumar --;PART IV: FOREIGN PERCEPTION OF & FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN SOUTH ASIA --;Governance Issues in India and Australian Business; D. Gupta & S.B. Dahiya --;Recent Trends in FDI Flows and Prospects for India; R. Jha --;Foreign Investment in Nepal; P-C. Athukorala & K. Sharma --;PART V: POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN SOUTH ASIA --;Poverty, Inequality and Economic Growth: India, 1957 to 1997; P. Warr --;Growth, Inequality and Structural Adjustment: An Empirical Interpretation of the S-Curve for the Indian Economy; N. Sinha --;Rural Poverty Reduction Strategy for South Asia; G. Thapa.
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This volume brings together frontline research on the prospects for rapid economic development in South Asia by leading academics and public policy experts. It reviews recent macroeconomic performance in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and examines three emergent challenges for the Indian economy: devising a policy response to climate change; attaining the millennium development goals; and restructuring state level finances.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions.
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South Asia -- Economic conditions.
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South Asia -- Economic policy.
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HC430.6R344 2005
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