Routledge Handbook of South Asian Economics

Raghbendra Jha is the Rajiv Gandhi Chair Professor of Economics and Executive Director, Australia South Asia Research Centre at the Australian National University. His current research interests are in public economics, macroeconomics and development economics, and he has published extensively in these areas.

• 1. Overview of the South Asian Economy and the Volume Raghbendra JhaPart 1: Economic Growth 2. India’s Growth in a Long Run Perspective Bishnupriya Gupta 3. Five Centuries of Economic Growth in India: The Institutions Perspective Sambit Bhattacharyya 4. India’s Two Track Economy: An Exploration into the Dualism of India’s Complex Economic Structure Rimjhim M. Aggarwal Part 2: Human Development Issues 5. Economic Inequality in South Asia Takashi Kurosaki 6. The Importance of Education and Literacy Skills: Perspectives from Labour Market and Health in South Asia Urvashi Dhawan Biswal andBagala Biswal 7. Improving Schooling Quality as a Human Development Strategy in India: Challenges and Prospects Anil B. Deolalikar 8. Natural Disasters in South Asia Raghav Gaiha, Kenneth Hill and Ganesh Thapa Part 3: Monetary and Fiscal Policy Issues 9. Monetary Policy Framework in India: Past, Present, and Future Takeshi Inoueand Shigeyuki Hamori 10. Exchange Rate Regimes and Macroeconomic Performance in South Asia Ashima Goyal 11. South Asia and the Global Financial Crisis: Impact and Monetary Policy Responses Rabin Hattari, Mohammad Shahidul Islam andRamkishen S. Rajan 12. Fiscal Policies and Challenges in South Asia Raghbendra Jha Part 4: Sectoral Issues 13. Infrastructure Issues in South Asia Sanjay Kumar Singh 14. Prospects of Non-Farm Employment and Welfare in Rural Areas Simrit Kaur, Vani S. Kulkarni, Raghav Gaiha and Manoj K. PandeyPart 5: International Trade and Financial Flows 15. Trade Policies in South Asia Garry Pursell 16. Foreign Capital Flows and Development: Lessons from South Asian Experiences Nagesh Kumar 17. Trade, Growth and Poverty in South Asia Keshab Bhattarai 18. Impact of South Asia on Global Institutions: Economic and Social Perspectives Shandre M. Thangavelu andSanja S. Pattnayak Part 6: Environmental Issues 19. State of Environment in South Asia K.V. Bhanu Murthy 20. Climate Change Mitigation Strategies in South Asia Vijay P. Ojha

"The handbook includes some excellent chapters... [This handbook] is a useful, thematically organised complement to the country by country approach." - Marie-Aimée Tourres; Contemporary South Asia, 21:1, 78-79 (2013)