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South Asia Economic Journal


eISSN: 0973077X | ISSN: 13915614 | Current volume: 25 | Current issue: 1 Frequency: Bi-annually

The South Asian nations have progressively liberalized their economies in recent years in an effort to integrate with the world economy. They have also taken steps to increase regional economic integration under the aegis of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Even though the South Asian economies have grown at an average rate of more than 5 per cent over the last 20 years, roughly 40 per cent of their people still live below the poverty line. Hence, the South Asian region continues to face many challenges of economic and social development.

The South Asia Economic Journal is designed as a forum for informed debate on these issues, which are of vital importance to the people of the region who comprise one-sixth of the world’s population. The peer-reviewed journal is devoted to economic analysis and policy options aimed at promoting cooperation among the countries comprising South Asia. It will also discuss South Asia’s position on global economic issues, its relations with other regional groupings and its response to global developments.

A refereed journal, South Asia Economic Journal will carry articles by scholars, economic commentators, policy-makers and officials, and from both the private and public sectors. Among the issues that will be debated in relation to South Asia are:

- The implications of global economic trends;
- The issues and challenges thrown up by WTO;
- Approaches to industrialization and development;
- The role of regional institutions such as the SAARC and the Asian Clearing Union;
- The relationship between SAARC and other regional economic groupings such as ASEAN;
- The implications of economic liberalization for trade in the region;
- New initiatives that can be launched to enhance economic cooperation among the South Asian nations both on a bilateral and a regional basis.

Among its regular features will be book reviews and a documentation section which will carry the text of important SAARC related documents. Special issues are also planned on specific themes.

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The South Asian nations have progressively liberalized their economies in recent years in an effort to integrate with the world economy. They have also taken steps to enhance multilateral and regional economic integration. Even though the South Asian economies have grown at an average rate of more than 5 per cent over the last few years, roughly 40 per cent of their people still live below the poverty line. Hence, the South Asian region continues to face many challenges of economic and social development.

The South Asia Economic Journal (SAEJ) is designed as a forum for informed debate on these issues, which are of vital importance to the people of the region who comprise one-sixth of the world’s population. The peer-reviewed journal is devoted to economic analysis and policy options aimed at promoting cooperation among the countries comprising South Asia. It also discusses South Asia’s position on global economic issues, its relations with other regional groupings and its response to global developments. We also welcome contributions to inter-disciplinary analysis on South Asia.

As a refereed journal, SAEJ carries articles by scholars, economic commentators,policy-makers and officials, from both the private and public sectors. Our aim is to create a vibrant research space to explore the multidimensional economic issues of concern to scholars working on South Asia. Among the issues debated in relation to South Asia are

- the implications of global economic trends;
- the issues and challenges by WTO;
- approaches to industrialization and development;
- the role of regional institutions such as the SAARC;
- the relationship between SAARC and other regional economic groupings such as ASEAN;
- the implications of economic liberalization for trade and investment in the region;
- new initiatives that can be launched to enhance economic cooperation among the South Asian countries both on a bilateral and a regional basis.

Among its regular features are book reviews. Special issues are also published on specific themes.

All research articles in this journal undergo rigorous blind peer-review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by referees. All research notes and book reviews also undergo editorial screening.

Editors-in-Chief
Sachin Chaturvedi Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, New Delhi, India
Dushni Weerakon Executive Director of IPS, Sri Lanka
Editors
Sabyasachi Saha Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, India
Ganga Tilakaratna Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
Editorial Advisory Board
Rashid Amjad Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad, Pakistan
Posh Raj Pandey South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics, and Environment (SAWTEE), Kathmandu, Nepal
Razeen Sally Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
Amjad Hussain B Sial Secretary General, SAARC (ex-officio), Pakistan
Rehman Sobhan Founder and current Chairman of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
Daw Tanzin Royal Monetary Authority, Thimpu, Bhutan
Ibrahim Hussain Zaki Former Special Envoy to the President of Maldives, Maldives
Regional Editors
  • Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC)
  • Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS)
  • DeepDyve
  • Dutch-KB
  • EBSCO
  • EBSCO: EconLit
  • Indian Citation Index (ICI)
  • J-Gate
  • OCLC
  • Ohio
  • PAIS International - ProQuest
  • Portico
  • Pro-Quest-RSP
  • ProQuest-Illustrata
  • Research Papers in Economics (RePEc)
  • SCOPUS
  • UGC-CARE (GROUP II)

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South Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives

 

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