Promoting economic cooperation in South Asia
Subtitle: beyond SAFTA
By: edited by Sadiq Ahmed, Saman Kelegama, and Ejaz Ghani.
Contributors: Ahmed, Sadiq.; Kelegama, Saman.; Ghani, Ejaz.
Publisher: Sage
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9788132103110
Subjects: South Asia -- Foreign economic relations; South Asia -- Economic policy; South Asia -- Economic integration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A perspective on peace and economic cooperation in South Asia / Akmal Hussain; title: Making regional cooperation work for South Asia's poor / Sadiq Ahmed and Ejaz Ghani; title: SAFTA : current status and prospects / Dushni Weerakoon; title: Bilateral free trade agreements in SAARC and implications for SAFTA / Deshal de Mel; title: Connecting South Asia : the centrality of trade facilitation for regional economic integration / Jayanta Roy and Pritam Banerjee; title: Transit and border trade barriers in South Asia / Prabir De, Sachin Chaturvedi, and Abdur Rob Khan; title: Transport issues and integration in South Asia / M. Rahmatullah; title: Harmonizing regulatory mechanisms : options for deepening investment integration in South Asia / Mark Andrew Dutz; title: Managing the food price crisis in South Asia / Richard Vokes and Savindi Jayakody; title: Labor migration, employment, and poverty alleviation in South Asia / Sridhar K. Khatri; title: Promoting tourism in South Asia / Renton de Alwis; title: Regional cooperation in South Asia : Bangladesh perspective / Yussuf A. Harun; title: Regional cooperation in South Asia : India perspective / Sonu Jain; title: Regional cooperation in South Asia : Pakistan perspective / Khalid Amin; title: Regional cooperation in South Asia : Sri Lanka perspective / Chandra Jayaratne; title: Weaker economies in SAFTA : issues and concerns / Mohammad A. Razzaque; title: SAARC programs and activities : assessment monitoring and evaluation / Mahendra P. Lama.