Includes bibliographical references and index.

South Asia at a glance : a taxonomy of growth challenges / Anjum Siddiqui -- The political economy of South Asia / Edelgard Mahant -- India's economic growth miracle in a global economy : past and future / Baldev Raj -- Twin deficits in South Asian economies : observations and empirical evidence / Ahmed M. Khalid -- Emergence, severity, and contours of the fiscal deficit in India and South Asia / Raghbendra Jha -- Foreign public capital and economic growth of developing countries : a selected survey / Abdul Waheed -- Foreign investment and economic growth : a case study of India / Sajid Anwar and Parikshit K. Basu -- Human capital investment and development in South Asia / Anjum Siddiqui -- Poverty in South Asia : concept, measurement and analysis / Umer Khalid -- South Asia's trade and commercial relations with Canada / Ann Weston -- Regional economic cooperation under SAARC : possibilities and constraints / Dushni Weerakoon -- Repositioning SAFTA in the regionalism debate / Saman Kelegama and Ratnakar Adhikari -- Market-oriented policy reforms and export-led industrialization : the Sri Lankan experience / Premachandra Athukorala -- Globalization and economic development / Sajid Anwar and Bob Catley -- Decentralization of governance and development / Pranab Bardhan -- Governance issues in India / Desh Gupta and Bhagwan Dahiya -- Corruption in South Asia : causes and consequences / Johann Graf Lambsdorff -- Military expenditure in South Asia : a case study of economic irrationality / Geoff Harris.

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