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How the West Was Won? The Dark Side of Institutional Entrepreneurship
Khan, Farzad R.; Munir, Kamal A. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
Institutional entrepreneurs are often responsible for bringing practices to developing countries that, while novel for the latter, are highly institutionalized in the West. This cross-border diffusion often involves the exercise of power that while serving institutional entrepreneurs interests...
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A Connectivity-Driven Development Strategy for Nepal : From a Landlocked to a Land-Linked State
Rana, Pradumna B.; Karmacharya, Binod - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
. They argue that improved connectivity within Nepal and cross-border connectivity with its neighbors in South Asia, the … Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that are converting Nepal from a … development strategy is not a new one for Nepal as in the past the country was strategically located on the Southwestern Silk Road …
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The Role of Sri Lanka in Enhancing Connectivity between South Asia and Southeast Asia
Weerakoon, Dushni; Perera, Nipuni - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Improving physical connectivity between South and Southeast Asia has long been recognized as a key element in promoting greater trade and investment linkages within the region. As an island economy, Sri Lanka’s regional connectivity has been mainly through its main sea port in Colombo, a...
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Economic Implications of Deeper South Asian–Southeast Asian Integration : A CGE Approach
Wignaraja, Ganeshan; Morgan, Peter; Plummer, Michael; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
South and Southeast Asian economic integration via increased trade flows has been increasing significantly over the past 2 decades, but the level of trade continues to be relatively low. This underperformance has been due to both policy-related variables—relatively high tariff and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278063
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Policies to Enhance Trade Facilitation in South Asia and Southeast Asia
Bayley, Anthony - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
This paper discusses trade facilitation in the context of enhancing trading links between South and Southeast Asia, in a manner understandable to the non-specialist. Presently, these two Asian regions tend to trade preferentially with distant markets. One of the reasons cited for the limited...
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Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia : A Bangladesh Country Study
Rahman, Mustafizur; Moazzem, Khondaker Golam; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Economic integration is being inhibited by the poor state of transport connectivity between Bangladesh, and South Asia and Southeast Asia. This study reviews connectivity initiatives of Bangladesh and the two neighboring regions and proposes ways to deepen regional and interregional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278086
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Connecting South Asia to Southeast Asia : Cross-Border Infrastructure Investments
Gautrin, Jean-Francois - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
South Asia and Southeast Asia have been connected for many centuries, with the degree of connectivity varying over time. This paper explores strengthening connectivity between the two subregions by identifying the missing links in transport connectivity. The paper is specifically concerned with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278098
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Economic Implications of Deeper South Asian–Southeast Asian Integration : A CGE Approach
Wignaraja, Ganeshan; Morgan, Peter; Plummer, Michael; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
South and Southeast Asian economic integration via increased trade flows has been increasing significantly over the past 2 decades, but the level of trade continues to be relatively low. This underperformance has been due to both policy-related variables—relatively high tariff and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278110
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Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia : A Bangladesh Country Study
Rahman, Mustafizur; Moazzem, Khondaker Golam; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Economic integration is being inhibited by the poor state of transport connectivity between Bangladesh, and South Asia and Southeast Asia. This study reviews connectivity initiatives of Bangladesh and the two neighboring regions and proposes ways to deepen regional and interregional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278243
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Enhancing Intra-SAARC Trade : Pruning India’s Sensitive List under SAFTA
Taneja, Nisha; Ray, Saon; Kaushal, Neetika; Chowdhury, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
The study suggests an approach to reduce India’s sensitive list under SAFTA. The concept of Revealed Comparative Advantage has been used to pair the RCAs for products on India’s sensitive list with the corresponding RCAs of the SAARC countries. Four categories of items are...
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