Kharas, HomiGhani, Ejaz2012-08-132012-08-132010-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10187The growth experience of India and other South Asian countries suggests that a 'service revolution', rapid income growth, job creation, gender equality, and poverty reduction led by services, is now possible. What is a service revolution? Can services be as dynamic as manufacturing? Can latecomers to development take advantage of the globalization of services? Can services be a driver of sustained growth, job creation, and poverty reduction? And What kind of policies and institutions do developing countries need to benefit from services-led growth?CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGASSETSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSDEVELOPMENT REPORTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICYEMPLOYMENT OF WOMENFEMALEFINANCIAL INTERMEDIATIONGENDERGENDER EQUALITYGLOBAL MARKETSGROWTH PATTERNGROWTH RATESHEALTH CAREHIGH GROWTHHOTELSHOUSEHOLDSINCOMEINCOME GROWTHINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINEQUALITYINEQUALITY OUTCOMESLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSOUTPUT GROWTHPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONRAPID GROWTHREDUCING POVERTYRURALRURAL AREASRURAL FINANCERURAL POVERTYRURAL POVERTY RATESRURAL WORKERSSAVINGSSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTURBAN AREASURBAN MIGRATIONURBAN POVERTYURBAN WORKERSUTILITIESWATER SUPPLYWorld Bank10.1596/10187