South Asian Yearbook of Trade & Development

A collection of research papers on trade- related topics in the South Asian context. Centad / Centre for Trade and Development (Centad) , 2005

This publication is a comprehensive collection of twelve research papers on trade- related topics relevant to the development concerns of South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka). Each paper deal with different aspects of the debate surrounding trade and development issues in South Asia.

Papers include:
� �Non-Agricultural Market Access: A Balancing Act for South Asia�, by Rajesh Mehta and Pooja Agarwal, discusses how DCs and LDCs should approach the tariff reductions required of them
� �Trade in Services and South Asia�, by Rupa Chanda, analyses the importance of services
for South Asian countries and their relationship with the development process
� 'Trade Facilitation: The Flip Side�, by economist Nitya Nanda, suggests that the benefits of trade facilitation have been exaggerated, and examines the proposals that have been made by different countries on trade facilitation in the WTO and their implications for South Asian countries in the context of the July framework
� �TRIPS Implementation and Public Health Safeguards� K M Gopakumar looks at whether the imposition of product patenting of medicines restricts the ability of the poor to access medicines at affordable prices
� �Emerging Issues Relating to Conflicts between TRIPS and Bio-diversity: Development Implications for South Asia�, by Ratnakar Adhikari, explores linkages between bio-diversity concerns like access to genetic resources and development indicators like livelihood and food security for South Asia
� 'Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and South Asia�, by Mohammed Saqib, evaluates
the importance and impact of these measures on South Asia
� �Trade and Apparel in South Asia� by Saman Kelegama and Bilesha Weeraratne, explores linkages between trade in textiles and clothing and development indicators in South Asia by analysing its labour-intensive character
� �Regional Trade Agreements in South Asia�, by Indra Nath Mukherji, analyses how a Regional Trade Agreement (RTA) within South Asia could foster development, and whether an RTA comprising all South Asian countries would be economically feasible.

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