Accelerating Growth and Job Creation in South Asia

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-19-806004-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

South Asia remains home to the world's largest number of poor. There are also substantial disparities between countries. This, combined with the ongoing recession in economies the world over, raises new concerns about the challenges that confront governments and analysts today. This book analyses the types of policies and institutions that could propel South Asia towards higher growth, while also promoting growth inclusiveness to address the inequality concerns. The analysis of the book is an outcome of a high-level dialogue on growth between the private sector, political leadership, policymakers, and academics in South Asia. The volume is organized along three themes-overview of South Asia's growth opportunities and challenges; sources of growth and policies; and the role of regional cooperation in promoting growth.

Zielgruppe

Students and scholars of economics and South Asian studies. Also useful for policymakers, NGOs, development agencies, and industry strategists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ahmed, Sadiq

Ghani, Ejaz

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftswachstum
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Tables, Preface, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations;
Part I: South Asia's Opportunities and Challenges
1.: Sustaining Rapid Growth in South Asia (Sadiq Ahmed and Ejaz Ghani);
2.: South Asia Story of Development Opportunities and Risks (Jeffrey D. Sachs);
3.: Improving Governance in Sustaining Equitable Growth (Paul A. Volcker);
Part II: Policies and Sources of Growth;
4.: Should South Asia Emulate East Asian Tigers? (Howard Pack);
5.: Growth of Industry and Services in South Asia (Kaushik Basu and Annemie Maertens);
6.: Evidence of Underemployment of Labor and Capital in Indian Manufacturing (Ana M. Fernandes and Ariel Pakes);
7.: Is Service Sector a Source of Growth? (Aaditya Mattoo);
8.: Improving Skills for Competitiveness (Michelle Riboud and Hong Tan);
9.: Comparing Property Rights Institutions, Contracting Institutions, and Growth in South Asia and East Asia (Ana M. Fernandes);
Part III: Regional Cooperation for Growth
10.: Regional Integration and Small Countries in South Asia (L. Alan Winters);
11.: Removing the Energy Constraint to Growth Through Regional Cooperation (Vladislav Vocetic and Venkataraman Krishnaswamy);
12.: Supporting Growth Through Better Connectivit (Simon Thomas);
Annex: The Growth of Industry and Services in South Asia and Ist Impact on Employment (Kaushik Basu and Annemie Maertens); Notes on Contributors

Über Autor(innen)

Ejaz Ghani, Mr., World Bank, and Sadiq Ahmed, Mr., ed

Contributors:

Aditya Mattoo is a Lead Economist in the Development Economics Research Group of the World Bank; Ana M. Fernandes is an Economist in the Development Economics Research Group of the World Bank; Annemie Maertens is a PhD Candidate at Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University and a Consultant, World Bank; Ariel Pakes is a Steven McArthur Heller Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University, USA; Ejaz Ghani is Economic Adviser in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit, South Asia Region of the World Bank; Hong Tan is a Consultant, South Asia Region, World Bank; Howard Pack is a Professor at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA; Jeffrey D. Sachs is a Professor at The Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA; Kaushik Basu is C. Marks Professor of Economics and Director at the Center for Analytic Economics, Columbia University, USA; L. Alan Winters is a Professor of Economics, University of Sussex, UK; Michelle Riboud is Former Education Sector Manager, Human Development, South Asia Region of the World Bank; Paul A. Volcker, is Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve System, USA; Sadiq Ahmed is the Senior Manager of Regional Program, South Asia Region of the World Bank; Late Simon Thomas, was Lead Transport Economist in the Sustainable Development Transport Unit of the South Asia Region of the World Bank; Venkataraman Krishnaswamy is a Consultant with the World Bank; Vladislav Vucetic is a Lead Energy Specialist in the Middle East & North Africa Sustainable Development Unit of the World Bank.