South Asian Economic Development
Subtitle: Transformation, Opportunities and Challenges (Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy)
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 5, 1999
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780415122870
First sentence: South Asia consist of a number of states of very disparate size and complexity - ranging from the vast economy of India, with a population of more than 900 million, which ranks seventh in the world in terms of industrial production, to tiny Maldives, with a population of less than 200,000 and an economy primarily based on fishing and tourism.