Accelerating growth and job creation in South Asia /

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.

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Corporate Authors: SAARC Business Conclave Mumbai, India); South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.; World Bank. South Asia Regional Office.
Group Author: Ghani, Ejaz.; Ahmed, Sadiq.
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Literature type: Book
Language: English
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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.
Item Description: Includes statistics.
Carrier Form: xxvi, 467 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780198060048 :
0198060041
Index Number: HC430
CLC: F135.04-532
Call Number: F135.04-532/S112/2007
Contents: Sustaining rapid growth in South Asia -- South Asia story of development: opportunities and risks -- Improving governance in sustaining equitable growth -- Should South Asia emulate East Asian Tigers? -- The growth industry and services in South Asia and its impact on employment: analysis and policy -- Evidence of underemployment of labour and capital in Indian manufacturing -- Is service sector a source of growth? -- Improving skills for competitiveness -- Comparing property rights institutions, contracting institutions, and growth in South Asia and East Asia -- Regional integration and small countries in South Asia -- Removing the energy constraint to growth through regional cooperation -- Supporting growth through better connectivity: role of regional transport.