Book Review: Sanjay Kathuria, Arti Grover, Viviana Maria Eugenia Perego, Aaditya Mattoo and Pritam Banerjee, Unleashing E-commerce for South Asian Integration
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opportunities. It discusses how a regional value chain can emerge in the NER, with Bangladesh serving as the source country, particularly in the case of medical tourism. It also analyses the necessary conditions for this to happen, including participation in logistics services and transit arrangements. The report presents a rich analysis of the four sectors (spices, fruits and vegetables, bamboo and medical tourism) in the NER, drawing out strategic aspects in each of the value chains. This includes the opportunities for upgrading and specialization in particular segments of the chain. The opportunities for employment generation, especially of women and the poor, have also been analysed in each case. The emergence of the regional chain with Bangladesh is a possibility in each of these sectors and each chapter has explored how this can happen in detail. In the case of medical tourism, the likelihood of this is greatest. In the case of the other sectors, each chapter has also spelled out the barriers in greater regional integration. Given the low intra-regional trade in South Asia, this report presents promising suggestions, which must be taken up seriously by policymakers.
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The South Asian nations have progressively liberalized their economies in recent years in an effort to integrate with the world economy. They have also taken steps to enhance multilateral and regional economic integration. Even though the South Asian economies have grown at an average rate of more than 5 per cent over the last few years, roughly 40 per cent of their people still live below the poverty line. Hence, the South Asian region continues to face many challenges of economic and social development. The South Asia Economic Journal (SAEJ) is designed as a forum for informed debate on these issues, which are of vital importance to the people of the region who comprise one-sixth of the world’s population. The peer-reviewed journal is devoted to economic analysis and policy options aimed at promoting cooperation among the countries comprising South Asia. It also discusses South Asia’s position on global economic issues, its relations with other regional groupings and its response to global developments. We also welcome contributions to inter-disciplinary analysis on South Asia. As a refereed journal, SAEJ carries articles by scholars, economic commentators,policy-makers and officials, from both the private and public sectors. Our aim is to create a vibrant research space to explore the multidimensional economic issues of concern to scholars working on South Asia. Among the issues debated in relation to South Asia are: - the implications of global economic trends; - the issues and challenges by WTO; - approaches to industrialization and development; - the role of regional institutions such as the SAARC; - the relationship between SAARC and other regional economic groupings such as ASEAN; - the implications of economic liberalization for trade and investment in the region; - new initiatives that can be launched to enhance economic cooperation among the South Asian countries both on a bilateral and a regional basis.
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