Economic Growth, Economic Performance and Welfare in South Asia

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