Routledge handbook of South Asian economics /

The Routledge Handbook of South Asian Economics addresses the recent economic transformation in South Asia. Leading experts in the field look at the major economic achievements and challenges for the region and examine why economic development across the South Asia region has diverged so significant...

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Other Authors: Jha, Raghbendra
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Series:Routledge handbooks.
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Table of Contents:
  • Overview of the South Asian economy / Raghbendra Jha
  • Part 1: Economic growth. India's growth in a long-run perspective / Bishnupriya Gupta
  • Five centuries of economic growth in India : the institutions perspective / Sambit Bhattacharyya
  • India's two track economy : an exploration into the dualism of India's complex economic structure / Rimjhim M. Aggarwal
  • Part 2: Human development issues. Economic inequality in South Asia / Takashi Kurosaki
  • The importance of education and literacy skills : perspectives from labour market and health in South Asia / Urvashi Dhawan-Biswal and Bagala Biswal
  • Improving schooling quality as a human development strategy in India : challenges and prospects / Anil B. Deolalikar
  • Natural disasters in South Asia / Raghav Gaiha, Kenneth Hill and Ganesh Thapa
  • Part 3: Monetary and fiscal policy issues. Monetary policy framework in India : past, present, and future / Takeshi Inoue and Shigeyuki Hamori
  • Exchange rate regimes and macroeconomic performance in South Asia / Ashima Goyal
  • South Asia and the global financial crisis : impact and monetary policy responses / Rabin Hattari, Mohammad Shahidul Islam and Ramkishen S. Rajan
  • Fiscal policies and challenges in South Asia / Raghbendra Jha
  • Part 4: Sectoral issues. Infrastructure issues in South Asia / Sanjay Kumar Singh
  • Prospects of non-farm employment and welfare in rural areas / Simrit Kaur, Vani S. Kulkarni, Raghav Gaiha and Manoj K. Pandey
  • Part 5: International trade and financial flows. Trade policies in South Asia / Garry Pursell
  • Foreign capital flows and development : lessons from South Asian experiences / Nagesh Kumar
  • Trade, growth and poverty in South Asia / Keshab Bhattarai
  • Impact of South Asia on global institutions : economic and social perspectives / Shandre M. Thangavelu and Sanja S. Pattnayak
  • Part 6: Environmental issues. State of environment in South Asia / K.V. Bhanu Murthy
  • Climate change mitigation strategies in South Asia / Vijay P. Ojha.