Making Regional Cooperation Work for South Asia's Poor
South Asia has attracted global attention because it has experienced rapid GDP growth over the last two decades. What is not so well known is that South Asia is the least integrated region in the world. South Asia has opened its door to the rest of...
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AGGLOMERATION BENEFITS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE AIR ANNUAL GROWTH ANNUAL GROWTH RATE ARBITRAGE AVERAGE GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH RATE BACKWARD REGIONS BENCHMARKING BETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS BORDER CROSSINGS BOTH SEXES BRIDGE CENTRAL BANK CHRONIC POVERTY CITIZEN CITIZENS CLIMATE CHANGE COMPETITIVENESS CONFLICT COUNTRY LEVEL DAMAGES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIMINISHING RETURNS DIVIDENDS DRIVERS DRUG TRAFFICKING EARTHQUAKE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC SIZE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL STUDIES EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FARMERS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FLOW OF PEOPLE FREE TRADE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POLICIES GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH PROSPECTS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH GROWTH HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES HIGH POPULATION DENSITY HIGH TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY HIGHWAY NETWORKS HIGHWAYS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN POVERTY HUMAN POVERTY INDEX IMMIGRATION IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME DATA INCOME GAP INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INDIVIDUAL INEQUALITY INDUSTRIALIZATION INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL TRADE JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MARKET ECONOMIES MATERIAL RESOURCES MIDDLE EAST MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MIGRATION MOBILITY MULTIPLIERS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINES NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCE NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NORTH AFRICA PEACE PER CAPITA GROWTH PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS PER CAPITA INCOMES POLICY CHANGE POLICY CHANGES POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS POOR POOR AREAS POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POPULATION DATA POPULATION DENSITY PORT FACILITIES POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POWER OUTAGES PRO-GROWTH POLICIES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PROGRESS PROMOTING GROWTH PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC UTILITIES QUALITY OF TRANSPORT RAPID GROWTH REAL GDP REDUCED POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONAL INEQUALITY REGIONAL POPULATION REGIONAL TRANSPORT REGULATORY BARRIERS REMITTANCE ROAD RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL ROADS SEA LEVEL SECTOR REFORMS SERVICE DELIVERY SMALL COUNTRIES SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL CONFLICTS SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOUTH ASIAN SPATIAL ECONOMICS SPEEDS SPILLOVER SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERTIARY EDUCATION TOLL TRADE BARRIERS TRADE POLICIES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TREATY TRUCKS TRUE URBAN AREAS URBAN BIAS URBANIZATION VALUE ADDED VULNERABILITY WARS WATER AVAILABILITY WATER FOR IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCES WORLD POPULATION |
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AGGLOMERATION BENEFITS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE AIR ANNUAL GROWTH ANNUAL GROWTH RATE ARBITRAGE AVERAGE GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH RATE BACKWARD REGIONS BENCHMARKING BETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS BORDER CROSSINGS BOTH SEXES BRIDGE CENTRAL BANK CHRONIC POVERTY CITIZEN CITIZENS CLIMATE CHANGE COMPETITIVENESS CONFLICT COUNTRY LEVEL DAMAGES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIMINISHING RETURNS DIVIDENDS DRIVERS DRUG TRAFFICKING EARTHQUAKE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC SIZE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL STUDIES EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FARMERS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FLOW OF PEOPLE FREE TRADE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POLICIES GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH PROSPECTS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH GROWTH HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES HIGH POPULATION DENSITY HIGH TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY HIGHWAY NETWORKS HIGHWAYS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN POVERTY HUMAN POVERTY INDEX IMMIGRATION IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME DATA INCOME GAP INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INDIVIDUAL INEQUALITY INDUSTRIALIZATION INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL TRADE JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MARKET ECONOMIES MATERIAL RESOURCES MIDDLE EAST MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MIGRATION MOBILITY MULTIPLIERS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINES NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCE NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NORTH AFRICA PEACE PER CAPITA GROWTH PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS PER CAPITA INCOMES POLICY CHANGE POLICY CHANGES POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS POOR POOR AREAS POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POPULATION DATA POPULATION DENSITY PORT FACILITIES POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POWER OUTAGES PRO-GROWTH POLICIES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PROGRESS PROMOTING GROWTH PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC UTILITIES QUALITY OF TRANSPORT RAPID GROWTH REAL GDP REDUCED POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONAL INEQUALITY REGIONAL POPULATION REGIONAL TRANSPORT REGULATORY BARRIERS REMITTANCE ROAD RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL ROADS SEA LEVEL SECTOR REFORMS SERVICE DELIVERY SMALL COUNTRIES SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL CONFLICTS SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOUTH ASIAN SPATIAL ECONOMICS SPEEDS SPILLOVER SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERTIARY EDUCATION TOLL TRADE BARRIERS TRADE POLICIES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TREATY TRUCKS TRUE URBAN AREAS URBAN BIAS URBANIZATION VALUE ADDED VULNERABILITY WARS WATER AVAILABILITY WATER FOR IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCES WORLD POPULATION Ahmed, Sadiq Ghani, Ejaz Making Regional Cooperation Work for South Asia's Poor |
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South Asia has attracted global
attention because it has experienced rapid GDP growth over
the last two decades. What is not so well known is that
South Asia is the least integrated region in the world.
South Asia has opened its door to the rest of the world but
it remains closed to its neighbors. Poor market integration,
weak connectivity, and a history of friction and conflict
have resulted in two South Asias. The first South Asia is
dynamic, growing rapidly, highly urbanized, and is
benefiting from global integration. The second South Asia is
rural, land locked, full of poverty, and lagging. The
divergence between the two South Asias is on the rise.
Policy makers in South Asia have realized that countries and
regions can not grow in isolation. The unique geography of
South Asia-distance and density--has the potential to raise
growth through increased flow of labor, capital, ideas,
technology, goods and services within the region and with
the rest of the world. Most lagging regions, in terms of
both per capita income and poverty incidence, in South Asia
are either land-locked or located in the border areas.
Regional cooperation and market integration will unlock the
development of these lagging regions in South Asia. |
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Ahmed, Sadiq Ghani, Ejaz |
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Ahmed, Sadiq Ghani, Ejaz |
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Ahmed, Sadiq |
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Making Regional Cooperation Work for South Asia's Poor |
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Making Regional Cooperation Work for South Asia's Poor |
| title_full |
Making Regional Cooperation Work for South Asia's Poor |
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Making Regional Cooperation Work for South Asia's Poor |
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Making Regional Cooperation Work for South Asia's Poor |
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making regional cooperation work for south asia's poor |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-69592021-04-23T14:02:32Z Making Regional Cooperation Work for South Asia's Poor Ahmed, Sadiq Ghani, Ejaz AGGLOMERATION BENEFITS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE AIR ANNUAL GROWTH ANNUAL GROWTH RATE ARBITRAGE AVERAGE GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH RATE BACKWARD REGIONS BENCHMARKING BETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS BORDER CROSSINGS BOTH SEXES BRIDGE CENTRAL BANK CHRONIC POVERTY CITIZEN CITIZENS CLIMATE CHANGE COMPETITIVENESS CONFLICT COUNTRY LEVEL DAMAGES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIMINISHING RETURNS DIVIDENDS DRIVERS DRUG TRAFFICKING EARTHQUAKE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC SIZE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL STUDIES EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FARMERS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FLOW OF PEOPLE FREE TRADE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POLICIES GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH PROSPECTS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH GROWTH HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES HIGH POPULATION DENSITY HIGH TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY HIGHWAY NETWORKS HIGHWAYS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN POVERTY HUMAN POVERTY INDEX IMMIGRATION IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME DATA INCOME GAP INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INDIVIDUAL INEQUALITY INDUSTRIALIZATION INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL TRADE JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MARKET ECONOMIES MATERIAL RESOURCES MIDDLE EAST MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MIGRATION MOBILITY MULTIPLIERS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINES NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCE NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NORTH AFRICA PEACE PER CAPITA GROWTH PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS PER CAPITA INCOMES POLICY CHANGE POLICY CHANGES POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS POOR POOR AREAS POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POPULATION DATA POPULATION DENSITY PORT FACILITIES POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POWER OUTAGES PRO-GROWTH POLICIES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PROGRESS PROMOTING GROWTH PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC UTILITIES QUALITY OF TRANSPORT RAPID GROWTH REAL GDP REDUCED POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONAL INEQUALITY REGIONAL POPULATION REGIONAL TRANSPORT REGULATORY BARRIERS REMITTANCE ROAD RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL ROADS SEA LEVEL SECTOR REFORMS SERVICE DELIVERY SMALL COUNTRIES SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL CONFLICTS SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOUTH ASIAN SPATIAL ECONOMICS SPEEDS SPILLOVER SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERTIARY EDUCATION TOLL TRADE BARRIERS TRADE POLICIES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TREATY TRUCKS TRUE URBAN AREAS URBAN BIAS URBANIZATION VALUE ADDED VULNERABILITY WARS WATER AVAILABILITY WATER FOR IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCES WORLD POPULATION South Asia has attracted global attention because it has experienced rapid GDP growth over the last two decades. What is not so well known is that South Asia is the least integrated region in the world. South Asia has opened its door to the rest of the world but it remains closed to its neighbors. Poor market integration, weak connectivity, and a history of friction and conflict have resulted in two South Asias. The first South Asia is dynamic, growing rapidly, highly urbanized, and is benefiting from global integration. The second South Asia is rural, land locked, full of poverty, and lagging. The divergence between the two South Asias is on the rise. Policy makers in South Asia have realized that countries and regions can not grow in isolation. The unique geography of South Asia-distance and density--has the potential to raise growth through increased flow of labor, capital, ideas, technology, goods and services within the region and with the rest of the world. Most lagging regions, in terms of both per capita income and poverty incidence, in South Asia are either land-locked or located in the border areas. Regional cooperation and market integration will unlock the development of these lagging regions in South Asia. 2012-06-04T14:23:36Z 2012-06-04T14:23:36Z 2008-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9892743/making-regional-cooperation-work-south-asias-poor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6959 English Policy Research Working Paper No. 4736 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia |