Regional Integration and Economic Development in South Asia

Edited by Sultan Hafeez Rahman, Executive Director, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University, Bangladesh, Sridhar Khatri, Executive Director, South Asia Center for Policy Studies and Hans-Peter Brunner, Asian Development Bank, The Philippines

This book considers the leadership of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the interaction with civil society in the process of South Asian regional cooperation and integration, and discusses how the emerging urgency in the provision of regional public goods provides an excellent opportunity to add to the successes in South Asian regional integration.