South Asian Economic Development in the Era of Global Turbulence

Preface Part I: Introduction Chapter 1. South Asian Economic Development: First Quarter of the 21st Century, Moazzem Hossain; Chapter 2. Benchmarking South Asian Economic Performance, E.A. Selvanathan, Maneka Jayasinghe and Saroja Selvanathan; Chapter 3. Benchmarking South Asia’s Human Development in the Era of Turbulence, Moazzem Hossain; Chapter 4. Demographic Dynamics of South Asia, Maneka Jayasinghe, Saroja Selvanathan, E.A Selvanathan Part II: South Asian economic development Chapter 5. Labour Market Institutions and Economic Performance, Moazzem Hossain; Chapter 6. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Performance and the Way Forward, Saroja Selvanathan, Maneka Jayasinghe and E.A. Selvanathan; Chapter 7. Macroeconomic Management in the Era of the Information Revolution, Maneka Jayasinghe, Saroja Selvanathan and E.A. Selvanathan; Chapter 8. Economic Reforms and 4th Industrial Revolution in South Asia: Post-pandemic SDG 2030 Agenda, Moazzem Hossain; Chapter 9. Trade and Economic Integration, Saroja Selvanathan, Maneka Jayasinghe and E.A. Selvanathan; Chapter 10. Agriculture and Rural Development, E.A. Selvanathan, Saroja Selvanathan and Maneka Jayasinghe; Chapter 11. Climate Disaster-Related Displacement and Resilience, Moazzem Hossain; Chapter 12. South Asia Economic Development: The Economic Impacts of Digital Connectivity, Rajat Kathuria Part III: South Asia in the twenty-first century Chapter 13. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and South Asian Economies: Navigating Opportunities and Facing Challenges, Vishal Rana and Govand Khalid; Chapter 14. Improvement of sanitation facilities in Southeast and South Asia during UN MDGs Period (2000-2015), Paul Howard; Chapter 15. India’s G20 Presidency: Elevating the voice of the ‘Global South’, Paul Howard; Chapter 16. South Asia in the First Quarter of 21st Century: What Next? Moazzem Hossain and Mamun Ahmed; Chapter 17. South Asian Spring, Moazzem Hossain and Mamun Ahmed; Index

Biography

Moazzem Hossain is an adjunct in the Department of Business Strategy and Innovation (BSI) under Griffith Business School at Griffith University, Australia, and a former SMR professional fellow at the University of Hull, United Kingdom. He is also the founder chairman of the University of Skill Enrichment and Technology, Bangladesh.

E.A Selvanathan is a professor of economics in the Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics at Griffith University, Australia. He is also the director of the Economic Policy Analysis Program of the Business School.

Maneka Jayasinghe is a senior lecturer in economics and head of the business discipline at the Asia Pacific College of Business and Law at Charles Darwin University, Australia.

Saroja Selvanathan is professor of econometrics in the Economics and Business Statistics Discipline, the Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics at Griffith University, Australia.

Rajat Kathuria is a professor at the Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, New Delhi, India.

"The third edition of South Asian Economic Development builds on the success of the previous editions to provide an accessible and topical overview of South Asian economies. The third edition covers all the major areas that are relevant for students of South Asian economies – macroeconomic development, trade, industry, agriculture and so on. There is also a valuable comparison with other Asian economies and as well as an insightful discussion of the governance and policy challenges facing the South Asian region today. The book will be useful to students, scholars, and policy makers and should be on the reading list of anyone who would like to know more about the recent economic developments of an increasingly important region in the world economy." 

-- Kunal Sen, Director, The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Japan