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The growing urbanization of poverty poses a significant challenge to governments and donors alike, particularly in Asia, which houses 60 per cent of the world's slum dwellers. Donors have been slow to respond to the urban challenge, however, both in their funding patterns and their priorities....
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-country examination of CG and ESRP in this region. The study takes three SA countries (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) and 88 listed …
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exporters. Over 80 of the fabric needs of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, for example, come from outside the region even though India … the lens of a sector that is salient throughout South Asia: Textiles and Clothing. Despite the growing competitiveness of … this sector in the SAARC region, there is very little regional inter-linkage within South Asia's textile and clothing …
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The slow progress and modest achievements of regional integration in South Asia have generated a huge amount of skepticism about its role as an effective strategy of growth. The present study, however, argues that there is need to forge deeper integration within the region. It examines the...
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. However, since 1991, South Asia, particularly India has adopted a Look East policy and opened its market raising huge …
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Bangladesh and Pakistan had very divergent experiences with aid after 1971. Politics in Pakistan was less inclusive in … to Pakistan had very negative effects on its political and economic evolution. In contrast in Bangladesh the less …
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This study attempts to address the issue of declining labour intensity in India's organized manufacturing in order to …
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South Asian countries, such as between India and Bangladesh, will strengthen the South Asian Association for Regional … between the two countries are long standing. India and Bangladesh boast of a total population of more than 1 billion, and … remarkable growth in two-way trade between India and Bangladesh has resulted in robust growth of the economies in the region …
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Quantitative studies estimate that potential two way trade between India and Pakistan can be about 10 times than its … suggests that new rail and road links should be opened. Transaction costs of trading between India and Pakistan are high and … examines the characteristics of firms engaged in Indo-Pakistan trade. It also estimates existing transport arrangement between …
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