Reshaping Tomorrow : Is South Asia Ready for the Big Leap?

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Reshaping Tomorrow : Is South Asia Ready for the Big Leap?

dc.contributor.author	Ghani, Ejaz
dc.contributor.editor	Ghani, Ejaz
dc.date.accessioned	2013-12-05T15:53:21Z
dc.date.available	2013-12-05T15:53:21Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	What will South Asia look like in 2025? The optimistic outlook is that India, which accounts for 80 per cent of the regional economic output, is headed towards double-digit growth rates. South Asia too will grow rapidly, primarily due to India. The pessimistic outlook is that, given huge transformational challenges facing the region, growth should not be taken for granted. Which of these two outlooks is likely to prevail? This is what this book is all about. It is about the future, and not the past, and how to make smart choices about the future. There is strong empirical justification in favor of the optimistic outlook. Growth will be propelled higher by young demographics, improved governance, rising middle class, and the next wave of globalization. There is democracy, for the first time since independence, in all countries in the region. Young demographics will result in nearly 20 million more people joining the labour force, every year, for the next two decades. Almost a billion people will join the ranks of the middle class. India's middle class is well-educated, enterprising, innovative, and more demanding of better services, products, and governance. The region will benefit from the new wave of globalization in services, and increased international migration and human mobility. Indeed the drivers of growth seem to have already moved from the rich world to the poor world. The room for catch-up is huge, given the big gap in average income between South Asia and the rich countries.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-0-19-807502-8
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-19-807502-8
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16360
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	New Delhi: Oxford University Press
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	advanced economies
dc.subject	Age Distribution
dc.subject	Armed Conflict
dc.subject	Armed Conflicts
dc.subject	babies
dc.subject	baby
dc.subject	baby boom
dc.subject	bank lending
dc.subject	bank loans
dc.subject	bond
dc.subject	bond markets
dc.subject	business climate
dc.subject	business environment
dc.subject	business practices
dc.subject	cancer
dc.subject	Capital Account
dc.subject	Capital Flows
dc.subject	Capital Inflows
dc.subject	capital investments
dc.subject	capital market
dc.subject	capital market development
dc.subject	capital markets
dc.subject	central banks
dc.subject	Child mortality
dc.subject	child mortality rate
dc.subject	children per woman
dc.subject	civil wars
dc.subject	Climate change
dc.subject	communications technology
dc.subject	contract enforcement
dc.subject	corporate bond
dc.subject	Current Account Balance
dc.subject	Current Account Balances
dc.subject	Debt
dc.subject	decline in fertility
dc.subject	democracy
dc.subject	democratic accountability
dc.subject	Demographic
dc.subject	Demographic Change
dc.subject	demographic changes
dc.subject	Demographic Transition
dc.subject	demographic trends
dc.subject	dependency ratio
dc.subject	Dependency Ratios
dc.subject	Developing Countries
dc.subject	Disability
dc.subject	Dividend
dc.subject	domestic market
dc.subject	dynamic economies
dc.subject	economic crisis
dc.subject	economic development
dc.subject	Economic Growth
dc.subject	economic policies
dc.subject	Elderly
dc.subject	Elderly Population
dc.subject	emerging markets
dc.subject	emerging-market
dc.subject	employment opportunities
dc.subject	equity markets
dc.subject	exchange rate
dc.subject	Exchange Rates
dc.subject	existing population
dc.subject	exposure
dc.subject	family planning
dc.subject	family size
dc.subject	Fertility
dc.subject	Fertility Decline
dc.subject	fertility rate
dc.subject	Fertility Rates
dc.subject	fertility transition
dc.subject	financial crisis
dc.subject	financial inflows
dc.subject	financial integration
dc.subject	financial markets
dc.subject	financial system
dc.subject	Fixed Investment
dc.subject	foreign capital
dc.subject	Foreign Direct Investment
dc.subject	Foreign Exchange
dc.subject	foreign trade
dc.subject	Forest Cover
dc.subject	freedom of movement
dc.subject	future prospects
dc.subject	gender disparities
dc.subject	Global Development
dc.subject	global economy
dc.subject	Globalization
dc.subject	good governance
dc.subject	government policies
dc.subject	gross domestic product
dc.subject	Growth Rate
dc.subject	harmonization
dc.subject	Health problems
dc.subject	health sector
dc.subject	health services
dc.subject	human capital
dc.subject	human development
dc.subject	illnesses
dc.subject	Immigrant
dc.subject	Immigrants
dc.subject	immigration
dc.subject	immunization
dc.subject	improvements in child survival
dc.subject	income
dc.subject	income inequality
dc.subject	incomes
dc.subject	infant
dc.subject	infant deaths
dc.subject	infant mortality
dc.subject	infant mortality rate
dc.subject	informal economy
dc.subject	infrastructure investment
dc.subject	infrastructure projects
dc.subject	institutional mechanisms
dc.subject	intensive industries
dc.subject	interest rate
dc.subject	interest rates
dc.subject	internal conflicts
dc.subject	international markets
dc.subject	International Migration
dc.subject	international trade
dc.subject	Job Creation
dc.subject	job training
dc.subject	Labour Force
dc.subject	labour forces
dc.subject	labour market
dc.subject	labour markets
dc.subject	labour shortages
dc.subject	large cities
dc.subject	legal status
dc.subject	Liberalization
dc.subject	Life Expectancy
dc.subject	live births
dc.subject	local governments
dc.subject	low-income countries
dc.subject	macroeconomic management
dc.subject	market access
dc.subject	market development
dc.subject	market liquidity
dc.subject	Migrants
dc.subject	migration flows
dc.subject	migration policies
dc.subject	Modernization
dc.subject	monetary policies
dc.subject	movement of people
dc.subject	national borders
dc.subject	national level
dc.subject	Net Capital
dc.subject	number of children
dc.subject	output
dc.subject	outsourcing
dc.subject	participation of women
dc.subject	particular countries
dc.subject	peace
dc.subject	Policy Research
dc.subject	Policy Research Working Paper
dc.subject	political opposition
dc.subject	political stability
dc.subject	poor health
dc.subject	population ageing
dc.subject	Population Dynamics
dc.subject	Population Growth
dc.subject	Population Growth Rates
dc.subject	portfolio
dc.subject	portfolio flows
dc.subject	pregnancy
dc.subject	pregnancy-related causes
dc.subject	premature death
dc.subject	Private Capital
dc.subject	Private Capital Flows
dc.subject	progress
dc.subject	public policy
dc.subject	purchasing power
dc.subject	purchasing power parity
dc.subject	rapid expansion
dc.subject	Rapid growth
dc.subject	regional initiatives
dc.subject	Regional Integration
dc.subject	regulatory agencies
dc.subject	Remittance
dc.subject	Remittances
dc.subject	replacement level
dc.subject	reproductive health
dc.subject	reputation
dc.subject	Resource flows
dc.subject	resource needs
dc.subject	respiratory diseases
dc.subject	risk sharing
dc.subject	rural areas
dc.subject	safe water
dc.subject	Sanitation
dc.subject	Savings
dc.subject	segments of society
dc.subject	service providers
dc.subject	skilled workers
dc.subject	Small Countries
dc.subject	social cohesion
dc.subject	social conditions
dc.subject	social development
dc.subject	social protection
dc.subject	tax
dc.subject	technology transfer
dc.subject	transparency
dc.subject	unemployment
dc.subject	urban amenities
dc.subject	urban areas
dc.subject	urban infrastructure
dc.subject	urban migration
dc.subject	Urban Population
dc.subject	Urban Population Growth
dc.subject	Urbanization
dc.subject	volatile capital
dc.subject	volatilities
dc.subject	volatility
dc.subject	vulnerability
dc.subject	War
dc.subject	wars
dc.subject	woman
dc.subject	workforce
dc.subject	working-age Population
dc.subject	World Economy
dc.subject	young people
dc.title	Reshaping Tomorrow : Is South Asia Ready for the Big Leap?	en
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okr.date.disclosure	2011-11-07
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-15T11:26:52.532287Z
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okr.externalcontent	External Content
okr.globalpractice	Poverty
okr.globalpractice	Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.globalpractice	Trade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.language.supported	en
okr.region.administrative	South Asia
okr.region.geographical	South Asia
okr.topic	Finance and Financial Sector Development::Banks & Banking Reform
okr.topic	Governance::Governance Indicators
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topic	Private Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.unit	Econ. Policy & Poverty Sector (SASEP)
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