Poor half billion in South Asia :  what is holding back lagging regions? / 
edited by Ejaz Ghani. 
 - New Delhi ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2010. 
 - xviii, 342 p. :  ill., maps ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> The poor half billion in South Asia: an overview /  Development disparities and peculiarities /  Are lagging regions catching up with leading regions? .  New economic geography and market access /  Do lagging regions benefit from trade? /  Is growth constrained by institutions? /  Education policies and outcomes in lagging regions /  Is decentralization helping the lagging regions? /  How important is migration /  Stimulating agricultural growth /  Ejaz Ghani --  Ejan Ghani --  Ejaz Ghani, Lakshmi Iyer, and Saurabh Mishra --  Maarten Bosker and Harry Garretsen --  Pravin Krishna, Devashish Mitra, and Asha Sundaram --  Ana M. Fernandes, Maddalena Honorati, and Taye Mengistae --  Dhushyanth Raju --  Lakshmi Iyer, Ejaz Ghani, and Saurabh Mishra --  Çaǧlar Özden and Mirvat Sewadeh --  Ejaz Ghani and Surabhi Mittal. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198068846 (hbk.) 0198068840 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011280116 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB094869  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015623170  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Poverty--South Asia.<br/>Economic development--India.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>South Asia--Economic conditions--Regional disparities.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC430.6  / .P66 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.954  / P823