There has been a great deal of recent interest in India’s food security, as evidenced by intensive discussions on India’s National Food Security Act (NFSA) and proposed changes to its food subsidy programs. The NFSA is both ambitious and full of potential problems, as it aims at guaranteeing...

this chapter attempts to evaluate the impact of agricultural trade reform in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on RTAs.

Sri Lanka is the second worst affected country by the Indian Ocean tsunami (IOT) in absolute terms after Indonesia and the most affected country in relative terms of per capita deaths, missing and displaced people. In addition to the damages to public infrastructure and owner-occupied houses,...

In recent years there has been a great deal of interest in soaring food prices in India, as evidenced by wide discussions on causes of food inflation and its influence on near double-digit overall inflation in 2010 and 2011. This article examines the mix of drivers behind food price inflation...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to answer the question: does a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) lead to an improvement in the security of a member country and greater peace between two member countries in the developing world? Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews...

Although trade between Australia and the SAARC region has been quite low, it has been growing in recent years with progressive trade liberalization in Australia as well as in the SAARC region, but the potential for further expansion has not been extensively explored. The objective of this...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to answer the question: does a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) lead to an improvement in the security of a member country and greater peace between two member countries in the developing world? Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews...

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 /...