South Asia—Intraregional Cooperation: The Way Forward
Kardar, Shahid | August 2011
Abstract
This study, commissioned by ADB and drawing heavily on existing literature, is another initiative to showcase the benefits of regional integration and to recommend strategies for overcoming the many hurdles.
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Kardar, Shahid. 2011. South Asia—Intraregional Cooperation: The Way Forward. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/4904. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Trade Facilitation
Trade
Economic integration
Regional Economic Integration
Free Trade
Trade Agreements
Trade Policy
Economic Development
Economics
International Economics
Intraregional Trade
Economic planning
Economic structure
Growth policy
Trade relations
Trade policy
Trade policy
Economic development
Regional economics
Economic forecasting
Economic development projects
Success in business
Business
Free trade
Business
Economics
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