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Economic ties between South and East Asia have been growing steadily since the 1990s, fuelled by domestic reforms and emergence of regional production networks. More recently, bilateral and region-level initiatives have also contributed to increasing integration. If such initiatives succeed, could these sub-regions grow to become dominant players in global trade? This book evaluates the economic implications of increasing cooperation between the two sub-regions, ...
Trade, Finance and Investment in South Asia brings together nine papers by distinguished economists on the nature of trade in South Asia. Written lucidly by economists from South Asian countries these papers lend clarity to a problem that has confused many, making the volume indispensable to experts and accessible to others. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal figure prominently in this volume. The Maldives and Bhutan also receive attention. China, ...
This accessible volume for graduate students presents the pure theory of trade drawing a distinction between its positive and normative aspects. The greatest strength of the book lies in its rigorous algebraic and geometric treatment of the various models and results of trade theory.
After nearly five decades of insulation from world markets, state controls, and slow growth, India embarked in 1991 on a process of liberalization. In this study, the authors analyze the economics and politics of India’s recent and progressive integration with the global economy. The process has to be nurtured and accelerated to eradicate poverty and put the Indian economy on a path of rapid and sustained growth. The book documents the background and explores ...
This volume studies secularism in a cluster of developing countries in Asia and Eastern Europe, all with histories of multicuralism and religious strife. It examines the roots of the secular principle in the society, politics, law, literature, and media of India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey, and the former Yugoslavia. It further investigates the current threats to secularism, and lists the options before national and international institutions to defuse them. The ...