Manufacturing and Jobs in South Asia Strategy for Sustainable Economic Growth /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chaturvedi, Sachin (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Saha, Sabyasachi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: South Asia Economic and Policy Studies,
• Subjects: Economic growth.; Development economics.; Industrial organization.; Labor economics.; Economic Growth.; Development Economics.; Industrial Organization.; Labor Economics.

This book analyzes the structural factors that underlie the persistent mass poverty and extreme inequality in South Asian countries. It highlights the fact that the supposed trade-off between output growth and job creation is a false dilemma. Growth can create jobs, and jobs can drive growth, mutual...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• PART A: Country Case Studies
• 1. India - Prof S K Mohanty and Dr Sabyasachi Saha
• 2. Nepal - Dr Dilli Raj Khanal
• 3. Bangladesh - Dr Khondakar Moazzem
• 4. Pakistan - Dr Abid Suleri
• 5. Sri Lanka - Dr Saman Kelegama and Mr Vishvanathan Subramaniam
• PART B: Related Issues of Importance in South Asia
• 6. Economic Growth and Employment Creation - Dr Ajit M Ghose
• 7. Regional Cooperation in Trade and Investment - Prof Deepak Nayyar
• 8. Demography, Skills and Employment Challenges - Prof Alakh N Sharma
• 9. Industrial Competitiveness and Sustainability: Role of S&T - Prof Lakhwinder Singh Gill
• Conclusion.