The aim of this article is to investigate the relationship between gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, inflow foreign direct investment (FDI), trade openness, and unemployment in five South Asian countries between 1998 and 2017 using a vector autoregressive model. It has been empirically...

1. Trade liberalisation and poverty in South Asia : reforms, stylised facts and preview / Prema-Chandra Athukorala, Jayatilleke S. Bandara and Saman Kelegama -- 2. Trade and poverty : theory, evidence and policy issues / Jayatilleke S. Bandara -- 3. Bangladesh / Selim Raihan -- 4. Bhutan /...

This paper examines the factors underlying the slow progress towards economic integration between the countries of the South Asian region, and discusses the worth and likelihood of an effective agreement. It is argued that substantial integration will only take place after further economic...