Regional economic integration in South Asia : trapped in conflict? / Amita Batra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Batra, Amita, author.

Series:

Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 64

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Asia--Economic integration.

South Asia.

South Asia--Foreign economic relations.

South Asia--Commerce.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

South Asia today is among the most unstable regions in the world, riddled by both intra- and inter-state conflict. This book presents a comprehensive technical analysis of the trade-conflict relationship within the region, and explores how South Asia demonstrates underperformance of its potential for economic integration.Using the gravity model framework, the book highlights quantitative estimates of the cost of conflict in terms of loss of trade for South Asia. Other variables representative of political and economic regimes are also included to make the model comprehensive,

Contents:

Introduction

South Asia - the region

Trade and FDI patterns of South Asian countries

Preferential trading agreements in South Asia

Conflict in South Asia

Theoretical foundations of the economic integration and conflict relationship in South Asia

Impact of conflict on intra-regional trade in South Asia: a gravity model analysis

Summary findings and an assessment of the way forward.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-12983-5

0-203-07715-6

1-283-89422-X

1-135-12984-3

9780203077153

OCLC:

823389762