Trade Performance and Competitiveness: Selected Issues Relevant for Asian Developing Economies
Structural transformation, economic diversification and logistics are some of the issues explored in this new book from the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT). The volume's essays use various methodologies to provide new perspectives on the region's growth and prospects. Individual chapter's focus on: trade policy in Nepal; logistics in Bangladesh and Thailand; Sri Lankan exports; and SMEs in Cambodia.
The book contains the following chapters: I. Structural transformation and trade policy: Case of Nepal, by Paras Karel; II. Logistics performance and trade: An analysis of India’s trade in intermediates with Bangladesh and Thailand, by Prabir De and Amrita Saha; III. An analysis of export performance of manufacturing and service sector enterprises in Sri Lanka, by Jeevika Weerahewa, Sarath Kodithuwakku and Rifana Buhary; IV. Evaluation of business association membership on small and medium enterprises’ growth performance: Evidence from enterprise survey of Cambodia, by Vathana Roth.