TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ghani,Ejaz
TI  - The poor half billion in South Asia: what is holding back lagging regions? 
SN  - 9780198068846 (hbk.)
AV  - HC 430.6 P823 2010
U1  - 338.954 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New Delhi, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Poverty
KW  - South Asia
KW  - Economic development
KW  - India
KW  - Pobreza
KW  - Asia del Sur
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Regional disparities
KW  - Condiciones económicas
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; The poor half billion in South Asia: an overview; Ejaz Ghani --; Development disparities and peculiarities; Ejan Ghani --; Are lagging regions catching up with leading regions?; Ejaz Ghani, Lakshmi Iyer, and Saurabh Mishra --; New economic geography and market access; Maarten Bosker and Harry Garretsen --; Do lagging regions benefit from trade?; Pravin Krishna, Devashish Mitra, and Asha Sundaram --; Is growth constrained by institutions?; Ana M. Fernandes, Maddalena Honorati, and Taye Mengistae --; Education policies and outcomes in lagging regions; Dhushyanth Raju --; Is decentralization helping the lagging regions?; Lakshmi Iyer, Ejaz Ghani, and Saurabh Mishra --; How important is migration; ðCaéglar èOzden and Mirvat Sewadeh --; Stimulating agricultural growth; Ejaz Ghani and Surabhi Mittal
ER  -