South Asia : Rising to the Challenge of Globalization.
Material type: TextPublisher: Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2008Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (280 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789812814227Subject(s): East Asia -- Foreign economic relations -- South Asia | Globalization -- Economic aspects -- South Asia | South Asia -- Economic conditions | South Asia -- Economic integration | South Asia -- Economic policy | South Asia -- Foreign economic relations -- East AsiaGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: South Asia : Rising to the Challenge of GlobalizationDDC classification: 337.54 LOC classification: HC430.6.R38 2009Online resources: Click to ViewContents -- Tables -- Figures -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Pradumna B. Rana -- John Malcolm Dowling -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Summary -- References -- Chapter 2: South Asia's Global Integration -- Introduction -- Globalization of South Asia -- Impact of Globalization on South Asia -- South Asia's Globalization Initiatives -- Free Trade Agreements -- International Trade Liberalization -- Role in Global Organizations -- International Competitiveness -- International Migration and the Pattern of Remittances -- Future Agenda for Globalization in South Asia -- Further Reduction in Trade Barriers -- Enhanced International Competitiveness -- Increased Foreign Direct Investment -- New Free Trade Agreements -- Properly Sequenced Capital Account Convertibility -- Deeper Financial Integration -- Migration and Remittance Facilitation -- References -- Chapter 3: A Comparative Analysis of Economic Performance and Policy Reforms in South Asia and the PRC -- Introduction -- Comparative Economic Performance -- Per Capita Income -- Growth in Per Capita Income -- Poverty Head-Count Ratios -- Inflation -- Exports and International Trade -- Taxes on International Trade -- Foreign Direct Investment -- Fiscal Balance -- Current Account Balance -- Financial Liberalization -- Sectoral Share of Employment -- International Reserves -- Labor Force Participation Rates -- Education and Health -- World Share of GDP -- Governance -- Raising Living Standards in the PRC and South Asia -- Initial Conditions -- Form of Government -- Size of the State Sector -- World Share of GDP -- Investment Rates -- Literacy and Health -- Labor Force Participation Rates -- Composition of GDP -- Policies -- PRC -- Agriculture -- Industry -- Trade -- Exchange Rate -- Public Enterprise -- Labor Markets -- Fiscal Reform -- Financial Sector Reforms.
South Asia -- Fiscal Reforms and Public Resources Management -- Financial Sector -- Trade -- Exchange Rate -- Agriculture -- Industry -- Public Administration -- Labor Markets -- Private Investment in Infrastructure -- Impact of Policy Reforms -- Per Capita Income and Growth in Per Capita Income -- Governance -- Cost of Doing Business -- Shift in Employment and Value Added -- Poverty Head-Count Ratios -- Inflation -- International Trade -- Foreign Direct Investment -- Current Account Balance -- Fiscal Balance -- International Reserves -- Education and Health -- Total Factor Productivity -- The Unfinished Agenda -- Industrial Sector -- Labor Markets -- Human Capital Development -- Private Sector Development -- Infrastructure -- Governance and Public Administration -- Long-Term Capital Market Development -- Other Issues -- Future Prospects: A Comparison of India and the PRC -- Economic Growth and Structural Change -- International Trade -- Poverty and Income Distribution -- Appendix 3.1: Chronology of Policy Reforms in South Asia -- Appendix 3.2: Governance Indicators -- Appendix 3.3: Unfinished Agenda of Reforms in South Asian Countries -- References -- Chapter 4: Economic Integration Between South Asia and East Asia: The Second Phase of Pan-Asian Integration? -- Introduction -- Quantitative Measures of Integration -- Trade Integration -- Trade Intensity Index -- Investment Integration -- Economic Complementarities -- Commodity Composition of Merchandise Trade -- Revealed Comparative Advantage Indices for Merchandise Trade -- Trade Complementarity Indices -- Trade in Commercial Services -- Reasons for Low Integration -- Ongoing Policy Efforts -- Conclusions and Policy Recommendations -- Appendix 4.1: Total Trade of South Asia with East Asia: Levels and Growth Rates -- Appendix 4.2: Pan-Asian Intra-regional and Interregional Trade.
Appendix 4.3: Revealed Comparative Advantage Indices in South Asia and East Asia, by Country -- Appendix 4.4: Annotated List of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between South Asia and East Asia -- References -- Chapter 5: Economic Integration in South Asia -- Introduction -- Economic Integration in South Asia -- Cross-Border Infrastructure -- Trade and Investment -- SAARC and Its Trade Initiatives -- Bilateral and Plurilateral FTAs -- Money and Finance -- Lessons from East Asia and Recommendations -- Trade and Investment -- Money and Finance -- Infrastructure -- Capital Account Liberalization and International Financial Integration -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
Key Features:Reviews how South Asia is responding to the challenge of globalization and whether global integration has been beneficial for the regionDraws comparisons between India and China, the two emerging superpowersWritten by two experts in the field with decades of work experience at the Asian Development BankForeword by Prof Lim Chong Yah.
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