Trade liberalisation and poverty in South Asia / edited by Prema-chandra Athukorala, Jayatilleke S. Bandara and Saman Kelegam.

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TextSeries: Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; 105 Publication details: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, c2011. Description: xxii, 198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN:

9780415561754

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LOC classification:

HF 1586.5 .T73 2011

Contents:

1. Trade liberalization and poverty in South Asia: Reforms, stylized facts and preview Pre-chandra Athukorala, Jayatilleke Bandara and Saman Kelegama -- 2. Trade and poverty: Theory, evidence and policy issues Jayatilleke S Bandara -- 3. Bangladesh Selim Raihan -- 4. Bhutan Chencho Dorji -- 5. India Rashmi Banga and Shruti Sharma -- 6. The Maldives Jagath Dissanayake and Suvendrani Jayaratne -- 7. Nepal Yuba Raj Khatiwada -- 8. Pakistan Rehana Siddiqui -- 9. Sri Lanka Deshal de Mel and Ruwan Jayathilaka

Summary: The link between trade liberalisation and poverty has arguably been one of the most debated topics in development policy debate. Existing studies on the subject have primarily used multi-country cross-sectional data, and there is a growing concern about the limitations of this approach in providing a sound empirical basis for informing the policy debate. These limitations point to the need for undertaking in-depth analyses within individual countries over time. In order to examine the connection between trade liberalisation and poverty, this book provides case studies of trade policy reforms and poverty reduction outcomes of seven countries in South Asia - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The South Asia region allows for an excellent comparative study given the widespread emphasis on liberalisation reforms in the region over the past two decades, as well as highlighting significant inter-country differences in terms of the timing and comprehensiveness of reforms, and the heavy concentration of world poverty in the region. This book is a useful contribution to studies on South Asia, as well as International Trade and Development.

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Open Shelf	Albukhary International University LEVEL 2	HF 1586.5 .T73 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1100020659

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Examines the connection between trade liberalisation and poverty using theory and evidence from South Asia, highlighting important policy issues.

Includes bibliographical references ( p. [180] -195) and index.

The link between trade liberalisation and poverty has arguably been one of the most debated topics in development policy debate. Existing studies on the subject have primarily used multi-country cross-sectional data, and there is a growing concern about the limitations of this approach in providing a sound empirical basis for informing the policy debate. These limitations point to the need for undertaking in-depth analyses within individual countries over time.

In order to examine the connection between trade liberalisation and poverty, this book provides case studies of trade policy reforms and poverty reduction outcomes of seven countries in South Asia - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The South Asia region allows for an excellent comparative study given the widespread emphasis on liberalisation reforms in the region over the past two decades, as well as highlighting significant inter-country differences in terms of the timing and comprehensiveness of reforms, and the heavy concentration of world poverty in the region. This book is a useful contribution to studies on South Asia, as well as International Trade and Development.

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