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Making Regional Cooperation Work for South Asia's Poor

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dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Sadiq
dc.contributor.authorGhani, Ejaz
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-04T14:23:36Z
dc.date.available2012-06-04T14:23:36Z
dc.date.issued2008-09
dc.description.abstractSouth 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9892743/making-regional-cooperation-work-south-asias-poor
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4736
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6959
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4736
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION BENEFITS
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TRADE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectARBITRAGE
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectBACKWARD REGIONS
dc.subjectBENCHMARKING
dc.subjectBETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSINGS
dc.subjectBOTH SEXES
dc.subjectBRIDGE
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCOUNTRY LEVEL
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDIMINISHING RETURNS
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDRUG TRAFFICKING
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC SIZE
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFLOW OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectGROWTH PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectGROWTH POLICIES
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectGROWTH PROSPECTS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH
dc.subjectHIGH INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHIGH POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHIGHWAY NETWORKS
dc.subjectHIGHWAYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN POVERTY
dc.subjectHUMAN POVERTY INDEX
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME DATA
dc.subjectINCOME GAP
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectMATERIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMULTIPLIERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectNORTH AFRICA
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION DATA
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOWER OUTAGES
dc.subjectPRO-GROWTH POLICIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROMOTING GROWTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREDUCED POVERTY
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectREGULATORY BARRIERS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL
dc.subjectSECTOR REFORMS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSMALL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONFLICTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAN
dc.subjectSPATIAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectSPEEDS
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTOLL
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT NETWORK
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTREATY
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN BIAS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectWATER FOR IRRIGATION
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWORLD POPULATION
dc.titleMaking Regional Cooperation Work for South Asia's Pooren
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okr.crossref.titleMaking Regional Cooperation Work For South Asia's Poor
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4736
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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