Table of Contents

Contents:

Preface

Introduction: South Asian Economic Development: Impressive Achievements but Continuing Challenges
Wahiduddin Mahmud and Anis Chowdhury

1. India
S. Mahendra Dev

2. Pakistan
Parvez Hasan

3. Bangladesh
Wahiduddin Mahmud

4. Sri Lanka
Saman Kelegama

5. Nepal
S.R. Osmani and B.B. Bajracharya

6. Bhutan
S.R. Osmani, S. Tenzing and T. Wangyal

7. The Maldives
Mamta Chowdhury

Index

About the Author

Edited by Anis Chowdhury, formerly Professor of Economics, School of Economics and Finance, University of Western Sydney, Australia and Managing Editor, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy and Wahiduddin Mahmud, Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Reviews

'With its higher economic growth in recent years South Asia is becoming an increasingly important region in the global economy. This volume provides a very useful introduction to the economics of the region and will be of considerable interest to both students and researchers.'- John Weiss, University of Bradford, UK'The editors and contributors are to be congratulated for this comprehensive and original survey of the enormously important and diverse South Asian economies.'- Hal Hill, Australian National University'The Handbook on the South Asian Economies edited by Wahiduddin Mahmud and Anis Chowdhry is a collection of essays on political economy of development of all seven South Asian countries. It is also one of only a few books available in the market covering all economies of South Asia. Hence, it fills a gap in the literature on South Asian Development. One very important aspect of the book is a clear recognition by the editors that South Asia's development will have to be studied and analysed within the context of its socio-political institutions and hence not by relying solely on its economic policy regimes. I recommend this book to scholars of all disciplines.'- Kartik Roy, University of Queensland, Australia