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South Asia, which is home to 1.5 billion people, is a land of sharp and growing contrasts. It has attracted global attention as an emerging economic powerhouse, but is also home to the largest concentration of people living in conflict, poverty, and malnutrition. This has created 'two South Asias'-one dynamic, urbanized, and globally integrated, and the other rural, impoverished, and lagging. With a focus on the poor half billion of South Asia, this volume puts into perspective the colossal task ahead to eradicate poverty and enable inclusive growth. Examining the development challenges, successes, and failures of South Asia, it provides fresh perspectives on the links between economic geography, institutions, and globalization. The essays provide answers to why certain regions are lagging through a comparative study of spatial disparities in income, poverty, conflict, human development, and gender divides. Combining quantitative data with analytical rigour, this volume provides innovative short-term and long-term policy solutions to overcome the limits to growth and escape poverty traps.

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the book provides innovative short-term and long-term policy solutions to overcome limits to growth and escape poverty traps...a recommended read for development scholars, the policy community, media NGOs, and development agencies. Manish Kakkar, Asia Europe Journal

<br> This is a substantial and well-researched volume on different aspects of South Asian poverty. Rich in analysis and data compilation, ittakes a balanced approach towards remedial policy issues. This volume will generate great interest among development scholars as well as the policy community, and will be widely cited. --Pranab Bardhan, Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley<br> As Asia recovers rapidly from the global recession, a lot of attention has been given to 'Asia Shining'. This volume is a welcome reminder that there is another side of 'Asia Suffering' that needs to be studied to gain a balanced understanding of the region. Rich in detail and broad in scopethe book documents the challenges of poverty eradication and presents a range of solutions, spanning fiscal policy, social service delivery, and infrastructure Anyone interested in the economic development of South Asia will find much of interest in this rich compilation. --Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow,

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Ejaz Ghani is Economic Adviser, South Asia Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, The World Bank, Washington D.C.

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