Economic Growth, Economic Performance and Welfare in South Asia

RAGHBENDRA JHA is Executive Director of Australia South Asia Research Centre at the Australian National University. Previous appointments include Colombia University and Williams College (US) and Delhi School of Economics and IGIDR (India).

• Overview of the Volume; R.Jha PART I: RECENT MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOUTH ASIA Recent Developments in the Bangladesh Economy; M.Alauddin The Political Economy of Recent Economic Growth in India; R.Jha Economic Reforms in Nepal: Performance and Prospects; P.J.Thapa & S.K.Shrestha Recent Macroeconomic Developments and Implications for Poverty and Employment in Pakistan; T.Anwar Liberalisation and Industrial Growth: Lessons from Sri Lanka; P-C.Athukorala & S.Jayasurya PART II: EMERGING ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN INDIA Climate Change Policy for India; W.McKibbin The Millennium Development Goals for India - How Attainable?; A.Deolalikar Expenditure Implications of India's State-Level Fiscal Crisis; S.Howes, R.Murgai & M.Wes PART III: TRADE, INDUSTRIAL & FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM IN SOUTH ASIA Financial Sector Reforms in India: A Stocktake; M.Sathye Major Indian ICT Firms and Their Approaches Towards Achieving Quality; D.Dutta & A.Sekhar Privatization and Public Enterprise Reform: A Suggestive Action Plan; S.Kaur RTAs and South Asia: Options in the Wake of Cancun Fiasco; P.Mehta & P.Kumar PART IV: FOREIGN PERCEPTION OF & FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN SOUTH ASIA Governance Issues in India and Australian Business; D.Gupta & S.B.Dahiya Recent Trends in FDI Flows and Prospects for India; R.Jha Foreign Investment in Nepal; P-C.Athukorala & K.Sharma PART V: POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN SOUTH ASIA Poverty, Inequality and Economic Growth: India, 1957 to 1997; P.Warr Growth, Inequality and Structural Adjustment: An Empirical Interpretation of the S-Curve for the Indian Economy; N.Sinha Rural Poverty Reduction Strategy for South Asia; G.Thapa

'The volume makes for reading which is both entertaining and thought provoking. The book would be of interest to researchers and policy makers in the field of development economics and regional economic cooperation.' - Abinash Dash, South Asia Economic Journal