
Human Development in South Asia 2009
Trade and Human Development in South Asia
Moonstone(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 10. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
348 pages
978-0-19-906020-7 (ISBN)
Description
Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre's 2009 Report on Trade and Human Development in South Asia focuses on the imperative of linking the wellbeing of people to the trade-led economic growth that is happening in South Asia now. The human development model asserts that economic growth that is not linked to people cannot be sustained either socially or politically. Liberalization of trade must be complemented by well-designed equitable policies that serve as an engine for employment creation, capacity building, and poverty alleviation. However, the relationship between trade, human development and economic growth is not straight forward. That link has to be created consciously by forward-looking policies and strategies by both national governments and multilateral trade negotiating bodies. The Report presents critical analyses of agricultural, non-agricultural and services trade of South Asia, and it raises the issues of how the current trade negotiations have not yet addressed the concerns of developing countries. The Report argues that to sustain economic growth and enhance human development, South Asia needs to negotiate seriously at the multilateral trading forums, and also to use the regional forum (SAARC) to advance its economic and social goals. The wealth of data collected for the Report on South Asia's human development and trade-related indicators will be valuable for policymakers and academic researchers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
518 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-906020-7 (9780199060207)
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Human Development in South Asia 2008
Technology and Human Development in South Asia
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10/2009
OUP Pakistan
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Poverty in South Asia - Challenges and Responses
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Mahbub Ul Haq | The Mahbub Ul Haq Human Development Centre
Human Development in South Asia 2008
Technology and Human Development in South Asia
Book
10/2009
OUP Pakistan
€16.08
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Person
The Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre was set up in November 1995 in Islamabad, Pakistan by the late Dr Mahbub ul Haq, founder and chief architect of UNDP's Human Development Reports. This is a policy research institute and a think tank committed to organizing professional research, policy studies and seminars in the area of human development with a special focus on the South Asian region.
Content
FOREWORD ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; OVERVIEW ; 1. Trade and Human Development: Theories, Concepts and Realities ; 2. Agricultural Trade Liberalization and Human Development ; 3. Manufacturing Trade, Economic Growth and Human Development ; 4. Trade in Services in South Asia and Human Development ; 5. Regional trade in South Asia ; 6. Policies for Harnessing Trade for Human Development ; NOTES ; REFERENCES ; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS FOR SOUTH ASIA ; KEY TO INDICATORS