South Asia is at a turning point. The region is benefiting from a confluence of positive internal and external forces. South Asian countries are starting to receive the competitiveness dividends from the economic reforms and public investments in infrastructure and education carried over the last 25 years. Rising labor costs in East Asia are steering global investors towards South Asia as a possible cheaper alternative. This report looks in detail...
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2016/01/01
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Working Paper
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108830
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2016/10/06
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South Asia’s turn : policies to boost competitiveness and create the next export powerhouse
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world development indicator
Citation
Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C.; Medvedev,Denis; Palmade,Vincent; Saraf,Priyam.
South Asia’s turn : policies to boost competitiveness and create the next export powerhouse (Vol. 1 of 2) (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/560331475748929073