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  • Front part
  • Economic development in South and East Asia: empirical examination of East Asian Development Model
  • Empirical examination of debt and growth nexus in South Asian countries
  • Dynamics of structural transformation in South Asia
  • Do agricultural households share risks in Thailand? Evidence from Thai socioeconomic panel survey data
  • The interplay between growth and development: evidence from Indian districts
  • Back part

In this paper, a comparison is made of the level of economic development between South Asia and East Asia, and the East Asian Development Model (EADM) is analysed as well as empirically examined. Several development indicators reveal that South Asia in general is far behind East Asian countries where some distinctive features of the development process followed in the past were the developmental role of the state, high investment, emphasis on the manufacturing sector, export-led growth and a focus on infrastructure and human capital. Based on an empirical examination, which supports these facts, policymakers in South Asia should take heed of some of these features despite changing circumstances.

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Additional Materials
  • Front part
  • Economic development in South and East Asia: empirical examination of East Asian Development Model
  • Empirical examination of debt and growth nexus in South Asian countries
  • Dynamics of structural transformation in South Asia
  • Do agricultural households share risks in Thailand? Evidence from Thai socioeconomic panel survey data
  • The interplay between growth and development: evidence from Indian districts
  • Back part
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