Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 198 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; 105 |
|
Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; 105
|
Contents |
Front Cover; Trade Liberalisation and Poverty in South Asia; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Acronyms and abbreviations; 1. Trade liberalisation and poverty in South Asia: reforms, stylised facts and preview: Prema-chandra Athukorala, Jayatilleke S. Bandara and Saman Kelegama; Trade policy reforms: an overview; Economic performance and poverty: some stylised facts; Preview; 2. Trade and poverty: theory, evidence and policy issues: Jayatilleke S. Bandara; The trade-poverty nexus: an overview; The trade-poverty nexus in South Asia |
|
Lessons from other countriesConcluding remarks; 3. Bangladesh: Selim Raihan; Overview of trade liberalisation in Bangladesh; Impacts of trade liberalisation on economic growth in Bangladesh; Trade liberalisation and employment; Trade liberalisation and poverty: a computable general equilibrium analysis; The dynamic CGE model for the Bangladesh economy; Conclusion; 4. Bhutan: Chencho Dorji; Trade and investment policy reforms; Regional free trade agreements; Foreign direct investment policy; Trends in economic growth and poverty; Nexus between trade-growth-poverty |
|
Fiscal policy and poverty reductionTrade policy and poverty reduction; Poverty alleviation measures; Conclusion; 5. India: Rashmi Banga and Shruti Sharma; Trade liberalisation in India: a brief review; Agriculture; Manufacturing; Services; Trends in trade, poverty and inequality; Composition of India's export basket; Trends in income, growth and employment; Trends in poverty and inequality; Impact of trade on employment and wages: methodology; Empirical methodology; Database construction; Empirical results; Impact of trade on wages of unskilled labour in the agriculture sector |
|
Conclusions and policy implications6. Maldives: Jagath Dissanayake and Suwendrani Jayaratne; Trade liberalisation in Maldives: a brief overview; Post-reform trade performance; Post-reform growth, poverty and inequality trends; The link between trade and poverty; Summary and conclusion; 7. Nepal: Yuba Raj Khatiwada; Trade liberalisation in Nepal: an overview; Economic growth, poverty and inequality; Trade-poverty links: qualitative assessment; Concluding remarks; 8. Pakistan: Rehana Siddiqui; Liberalisation in Pakistan: an overview; Phase I: 1947 to 1958; Phase II: 1958-1980s |
|
Phase III: the 1990s and 2000sTrends in growth and poverty in Pakistan; Empirical investigation of the trade-poverty nexus; Conclusions and policy recommendations; 9. Sri Lanka: Deshal de Mel and Ruwan Jayathilaka; Policy context; Trends and patterns of poverty; The trade-poverty nexus; Cross-cutting issues; The trade-poverty nexus: econometric analysis; Policy implications and conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
The link between trade liberalisation and poverty has arguably been one of the most debated topics in development policy debate. Existing studies on the subject have primarily used multi-country cross-sectional data, and there is a growing concern about the limitations of this approach in providing a sound empirical basis for informing the policy debate. These limitations point to the need for undertaking in-depth analyses within individual countries over time. In order to examine the connection between trade liberalisation and poverty, this book provides case studies of trade policy |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-195) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Free trade -- South Asia
|
|
Poverty -- South Asia
|
|
Economic development -- South Asia
|
|
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Exports & Imports.
|
|
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General.
|
|
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Marketing.
|
|
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs.
|
|
Commercial policy
|
|
Economic development
|
|
Economic policy
|
|
Free trade
|
|
Poverty
|
SUBJECT |
South Asia -- Commercial policy
|
|
South Asia -- Economic policy
|
Subject |
South Asia
|
Form |
Electronic book
|
Author |
Athukorala, Prema-chandra
|
|
Bandara, Jayatilleke S
|
|
Kelegama, Saman
|
ISBN |
9780203813133 |
|
0203813138 |
|
9781136697845 |
|
1136697845 |
|