The Economy of South Asia From 1950 to the Present /

• Main Author: Roy, Tirthankar (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
• Subjects: Economic history.; Development economics.; Economic growth.; Asia > Economic conditions.; Urban economics.; Economics.; Economic History.; Development Economics.; Economic Growth.; Asian Economics.; Urban Economics.

This book explores the historical roots of rapid economic growth in South Asia, with reference to politics, markets, resources, and the world economy. Roy posits that, after an initial slow period of growth between 1950 and the 1980s, the region has been growing rapidly and fast catching up with the...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Defining the Region: Geography and History
• Chapter 3. The State and the Economy I: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
• Chapter 4. The State and the Economy II: Sri Lanka and Nepal
• Chapter 5. Growth and Development
• Chapter 6. Land Reform
• Chapter 7. The Green Revolution
• Chapter 8. Trade and Industry I: India
• Chapter 9. Trade and Industry II: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal
• Chapter 10. Business
• Chapter 11. Migration
• Chapter 12. Summary and Conclusion.