South Asia in the New World Order : The Role of Regional Cooperation

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Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 40

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Cover; South Asia in the New World Order: The role of regional cooperation; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Prologue; 2. Challenges and opportunities; Introduction; South Asia: The formative phase; The rise of "the rest"; Demography is destiny; Globalization and South Asia's response; The need for India's leadership; Possible catalysts for bringing peace to South Asia; South Asia may be getting ready: A realignment of the stars; 3. Reshaping the global economy: The dawn of the Asian century?; Introduction; Previous "catch-up" periods

Changes in the structure of the global economy, 1945-2007Is capitalism passé?; The state's role in the Asian economies; The state in China and India - the two rising stars of the global economy; Cases of state failure in Asia; The Asian state and economic management; Conclusion; 4. History's many burdens; Introduction; How several world regions cast off the burdens of history; The India-Pakistan conflict; The Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict; Pakistan, Bangladesh and India; The Indian conflicts with its smaller neighbours; Conclusion; 5. South Asia may have turned the corner; Introduction

Religion and politics in South AsiaElections in South Asia; Elections in Pakistan, February 2008; Elections in Bangladesh, December 2008; Elections in India, April-May 2009; Insurgencies in South Asia; Ethnicity and the Tamil revolt in Sri Lanka; Ethnicity, religion and disaffection: The Taliban and terrorism in Pakistan; Economic and social discontent in India and the rise of Maoism; Economics as the basis of cooperation; 6. The South Asian way: A non-conventional approach to the making of economic policies; Introduction; Economic development: The conventional approach

The flow of ideas across national bordersThe role of the state and the South Asian way; Declines in fertility and windows of economic opportunity; Developing the human resource; Migration: Past patterns, present trends, future prospects; Location and geography; Conclusion; 7. A multilayered world: Regional integration as a determinant of sustained national growth; Introduction; The theory behind the effort; Trade and the state; The South Asian effort; The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN); The European Union (EU); Making SAFTA an effective organization

8. South Asia: Future growth scenarios with or without integrationIntroduction; Is South Asia emerging?; A regional approach to South Asia's economic development: The case of the industrial sector; South Asia's economic future with or without economic integration; The future of the Pakistani economy; The roles India and Pakistan can play in the changing world economy; Global economic changes; Benefits from regional association in commerce; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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