Accelerating growth and job creation in South Asia /

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Bibliographic Details
Meeting name:	SAARC Business Conclave (2nd : 2007 : Bombay, India)
Imprint:	New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Description:	xxvi, 467 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Economic development -- South Asia -- Congresses. Economic development -- South Asia -- Statistics -- Congresses. Job creation -- South Asia -- Congresses. Job creation -- South Asia -- Statistics -- Congresses. Manpower policy -- South Asia -- Congresses. Manpower policy -- South Asia -- Statistics -- Congresses. South Asian cooperation -- Congresses. Economic development. Job creation. Manpower policy. South Asian cooperation. South Asia. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7985974

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Other authors / contributors:	Ghani, Ejaz. Ahmed, Sadiq. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. World Bank. South Asia Regional Office.
ISBN:	9780198060048 0198060041
Notes:	Includes statistics. Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	Transcript of papers presented during the 2nd SAARC Business Conclave held in Mumbai, India, in 2007 organized by South Asia Region of the World Bank in collaboration with South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

Table of Contents:

List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
I. South Asia's Opportunities and Challenges
1. Sustaining Rapid Growth in South Asia
2. South Asia Story of Development: Opportunities and Risks
3. Improving Governance in Sustaining Equitable Growth
II. Policies and Sources of Growth
4. Should South Asia Emulate East Asian Tigers?
5. The Growth of Industry and Services in South Asia and Its Impact on Employment: Analysis and Policy
6. Evidence of Underemployment of Labour and Capital in Indian Manufacturing
7. Is Service Sector a Source of Growth?
8. Improving Skills for Competitiveness
9. Comparing Property Rights Institutions, Contracting Institutions, and Growth in South Asia and East Asia
III. Regional Cooperation for Growth
10. Regional Integration and Small Countries in South Asia
11. Removing the Energy Constraint to Growth Through Regional Cooperation
12. Supporting Growth through Better Connectivity: Role of Regional Transport
Appendix A1. Statistics on Growth and Employment
Notes on Contributors

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