The Economic Development of South Asia Vol I-Vol. III Book

This hefty three-volume reference presents 94 previously published articles and extracts relevant to the economic development of the five major economies in South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The editor provides a 12-page introduction explaining the selection process, which was aimed toward balanced subject and country coverage, but wound up with an "India" bias because of the abundance of material on that most populous and most studied country. Also the bulk of papers are country-specific, because there is a dearth of material presenting regional and intra-regional perspectives. Papers are arranged in themed sections, the first volume dealing with economic conditions at the time of independence, and subsequent evolution of economic development, policy, and the underlying political economy. Volume II covers agriculture and the rural economy, industrialization, and finance; the third volume deals with the external dimension of development, population dynamics, human resource development, and poverty and income distribution. Indexing in each volume is by contributor name only. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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This hefty three-volume reference presents 94 previously published articles and extracts relevant to the economic development of the five major economies in South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The editor provides a 12-page introduction explaining the selection process, which was aimed toward balanced subject and country coverage, but wound up with an "India" bias because of the abundance of material on that most populous and most studied country. Also the bulk of papers are country-specific, because there is a dearth of material presenting regional and intra-regional perspectives. Papers are arranged in themed sections, the first volume dealing with economic conditions at the time of independence, and subsequent evolution of economic development, policy, and the underlying political economy. Volume II covers agriculture and the rural economy, industrialization, and finance; the third volume deals with the external dimension of development, population dynamics, human resource development, and poverty and income distribution. Indexing in each volume is by contributor name only. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)