Trade And Investment In South Asia: An Analysis

Trade And Investment In South Asia: An Analysis
Author: Choudhury Rahul Nath
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2019-09-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811206589

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows started gaining traction in South Asia from the late 20th century onwards, when nations from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) began moving away from highly controlled regimes and adopting liberal and open economic policies.In the context of surplus labour and capital scarcity faced by South Asian countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, to varying degrees, the economic reform process has provided an opportunity to actively promote inward FDI flows, with the goal of providing the much-needed capital for the growth of this region. Several policy initiatives were undertaken to attract FDI and incentives were announced to fascinate investors, resulting in the inflow of FDI across the region.This book examines FDI inflows in SAARC nations in the light of regional policy changes in the 21st century. It investigates the relationship between trade and FDI in the region, and also provides insights into the ease of doing business in the SAARC region.

South Asia in the WTO

South Asia in the WTO
Author: Saman Kelegama
Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

South Asia, With Its Large Population, Has Emerged As An Important Player In The Wto And The Current Negotiations Under The Doha Round. Nevertheless, The Countries In The Region Face A Formidable Challenge In Analyzing And Synthesizing Proposals And Submissions Made By Other Wto Members. This Book Is Useful For Academics, Policy Makers, Civil Society Activists, Undergraduate Students Of Development Economics And Anyone With An Interest In The Wto Vis-A-Vis South Asia.

A Glass Half Full

A Glass Half Full
Author: Sanjay Kathuria
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2018-09-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1464812950

Trade has played a critical role in global poverty reduction. In harnessing the potential of trade, some of the most successful countries have developed strong trade relationships with their neighbors. However, many South Asian countries have trade regimes that often offset the positive impact of geography and proximity. This report documents systematically the gaps between current and potential trade in South Asia and addresses important specific barriers that have held trade back. These barriers include tariffs and paratariffs, real and perceived nontariff barriers, connectivity costs, and the broader trust deficit. This policy-focused report unpacks these critical barriers to effective trade integration in South Asia through four in-depth studies that produce new, detailed, on-the-ground knowledge. Three of the studies are based on extensive stakeholder consultations. Two also rely on tailored surveys. The fourth study, on tariffs, benefits from new data on paratariffs. The report also marshals new evidence showing how trading regimes in South Asia discriminate against each other. Given the South Asian context, incremental, yet concrete steps aimed at tapping the potential of deeper integration are appropriate. The report has been drafted in this spirit. It offers precise, actionable policy recommendations that could help achieve measurable progress in key areas of trade and integration that would be to the advantage of all countries in the region.

SouthSouth Trade and Finance in the Twenty-First Century

SouthSouth Trade and Finance in the Twenty-First Century
Author: Omar Dahi
Publisher: Anthem Press
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2016-10-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1783085878

This book is a contribution to the international trade and economic development literature and is based on a decade of joint research and collaboration on South–South economic relations. Given the increasing focus on the economic power of some developing countries, for example the 2013 Human Development Report’s “Rise of the South”, it is particularly appropriate and timely. [NP] The book’s findings are based on rigorous empirical examination of South–South trade and finance and it provides an even-handed assessment from the perspective of long-term development goals rather than mainstream welfare approaches or ideological/theoretical worldview. [NP] This work directly engages with the ‘new developmentalism’ literature that has challenged the neoliberal orthodoxy and its policy approach, which focuses on liberalization, privatization, and deregulation. It also engages with literature by examining whether the increase in South–South trade facilitates or inhibits the possibilities for developmentalist economic policy in developing countries. The book shows concrete and positive results from South–South trade particularly related to industrial development and also documents how South–South trade is dominated by large developing countries and that South–South trade liberalization may be counterproductive.

Regional Trade Agreements in Asia

Regional Trade Agreements in Asia
Author: Van Hoa Tran
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2008-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781782543503

Tran Van Hoa and Charles Harvie present this timely and original study of the likely effects of new regional developments in Asia.

South-South Trade in Asia

South-South Trade in Asia
Author: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Publisher:
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2008
Genre: Commercial treaties
ISBN:

Trade, Finance, and Investment in South Asia

Trade, Finance, and Investment in South Asia
Author: T. N. Srinivasan
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9788187358053

This important collection of essays covers such subjects as the impact of changing global trade policies on India; the charting of a free trade area in South Asia; India’s informal trade with Bangladesh and Nepal; India-Bangladesh bilateral trade; a plan to strengthen regional trade cooperation in South Asia with special reference to India and Pakistan; a comparative analysis of the Chinese and Indian experience of multinational and expatriate foreign direct investment; foreign direct investment and economic integration in the SAARC region and health policy challenges for India.

Innovating South-South Cooperation

Innovating South-South Cooperation
Author: Hany Gamil Besada
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2019-08-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0776623206

This book presents novel approaches to further SouthSouth Cooperation (SSC) on a global scale. The evolving aid architecture and mounting development challenges demand an urgent and critical review of existing aid modalities, policy-making and forums for international cooperation. With the rise of emerging powers, we face an important question: ls the changing global order transforming the nature of development cooperation? Promoting equitable broad-based growth in order to alleviate poverty, calls for a new understanding of the principles of development assistance, good governance, transparency, ownership, and accountability. This book is published in English. - Les changements en matière d’aide internationale et les défis soulevés par les crises alimentaires, financières et énergétiques exigent un examen critique des conventions actuelles en matière d’assistance et d’élaboration de politiques et de forums décisionnels en coopération internationale. À la lumière de la montée de pouvoirs émergents, une analyse de la manière dont un ordre mondial en mutation transforme la nature de la coopération pour le développement s’impose. La promotion d’une croissance économique équitable et d’une réduction de la pauvreté exige une nouvelle compréhension de l’aide au développement et une gouvernance, transparence, propriété et imputabilité optimales. L’avenir de la Coopération Sud-Sud repose sur de nombreux facteurs, comme l’amélioration des moyens de communication et le partage des connaissances entre pays partenaires, l’adoption d’une approche analytique pour définir les biens publics régionaux et mondiaux, l’identification et l’évaluation des bonnes et des mauvaises pratiques et la fusion des priorités économiques et sociales. Au moyen d'études de cas, les auteurs proposent des approches novatrices pour promouvoir la Coopération Sud-Sud et établir des politiques de développement international efficaces. Ce livre est publié en anglais.

What does regional trade in South Asia reveal about future trade integration? : some empirical evidence

What does regional trade in South Asia reveal about future trade integration? : some empirical evidence
Author: Nihal Pitigala
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2005
Genre: Asia, South
ISBN:

The author further demonstrates through additional statistical measures--including revealed comparative advantage indices, trade concentration, and trade competition profiles--that the trade structures that have evolved among the South Asian Countries may not facilitate a rapid increase in intra-regional trade. But there is evidence that previous unilateral trade liberalization efforts in the South Asian countries have already had a positive impact in boosting both intra- and extra-regional trade. Continuing the process of unilateral liberalization, in parallel with regional integration, would aid the South Asian countries to continue to diversify their still narrow export bases and potentially evolve new comparative advantages and complementarities that could facilitate the successful implementation of SAFTA"--Abstract.

The China-US Trade War and South Asian Economies

The China-US Trade War and South Asian Economies
Author: Rahul Nath Choudhury
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2021-03-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 100035248X

The USA and China, the world’s largest economic powers, have been engaging in trade war since January 2018. The impact of this trade war is felt not only by US and China but also by other economies who have economic ties with them. This book provides insights into damages caused by this trade war. The first section of the book looks at the impact of the trade war on the global economy. It goes deeper to examine the trade war impact on the South Asian region. It is well-known that any imposition of new tariffs or an increase in existing tariffs would make imports more costly and render the exported goods less competitive. Yet, the book posits that the trade war has provided a window of opportunity to other countries not caught in it. The South Asian region, with countries like Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, has actually reaped benefits from the widening trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies. This book will be a useful reference to help policymakers to undertake informed decisions and initiate programs to minimise the trade war impact.