This paper approaches inclusive development in South and South-West Asia through the framework of structural …

The paper provides quantitative estimates of the productive capacities of the countries in the Asia- Pacific region and … Asia and the Pacific 2011 and details the methodology used to create the productive capacity index. It finds that, except … from the region’s developed countries and emerging developing economies, the majority of the countries in the Asia …

This paper argues that the single most important factor that explains East Asia's development success was its fast … as the "engine of growth." It is in the context of industrialization that openness played an important role in East Asia … exchange) and industrialization. Part 1 of the paper documents the extent of structural transformation in developing Asia …

Growth in South Asia has not resulted in structural transformation and increase of productive capacities. This paper … presents a methodology to identify the opportunities for countries in South Asia to build their productive capacities and … addition to its relevance to the formulation of inclusive development policies in South Asia, this paper contributes to the …