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In recent times, South Asia has attracted global attention for demonstrating rapid growth. What is not so well known is that this is the least integrated region in the world. South Asia ha opened its door to the rest of the world but remains closed to its door to the rest of the world but remains closed to its neighbours. Poor market integration, weak connectivity, and a history of conflict have creates 'two South Asias'. The first is dynamic, urbanized, ...
India's rapid growth since 1980 is transforming it into a modern economic power with the economy rising from a low rank of 50 in 1979 as measured in nominal US dollars, to 12th position in 2003. When income is measured in regard to purchasing power parity, India ranked fourth in the world in 2003, behind only the United States, China, and Japan. Due to the closed nature of the Indian economy until the 1980s, India continues to be a small player in the ...
The book is the outcome of a seminar that looked at the nature of challenges and the policy options facing Bangladesh in achieving accelerated, sustained and equitable economic growth. Since the early 1990s, Bangladesh has notably improved its economic growth performance following the introduction of market-oriented liberalising economic reforms. The positive impact of economic growth on poverty was, however, compromised to some extent by a worsening of income ...
Rapid growth since 1980 has transformed India from the fifteenth ranked economy in nominal US dollars to the twelfth largest in the world in 2003. When income is measured with regard to purchasing power parity, the Indian economy occupies fourth place, after the United States, Japan, and China. Along with growing incomes, India's increasingly outward orientation and the growing optimism about its economy has led to a surge in international investors interest. At ...