Electronics in South Asia

The electronics sector has played an important role in the development trajectories of several newly industrialized economies. South Asia’s lack of competitiveness reflects inadequate provision of public goods (e.g. industrial zones next to world class ports and urban centers) rather than high labor...

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Main Author: Narain, Ashish
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26845779/electronics-south-asia-south-asia’s-turn-policies-boost-competitiveness-create-next-export-powerhouse
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spelling okr-10986-251182021-05-25T08:52:13Z Electronics in South Asia Narain, Ashish electronics sector export competitiveness wages value added labor productivity IT hardware trade policy customs clearance The electronics sector has played an important role in the development trajectories of several newly industrialized economies. South Asia’s lack of competitiveness reflects inadequate provision of public goods (e.g. industrial zones next to world class ports and urban centers) rather than high labor costs or low productivity. The analysis focuses primarily on India and Sri Lanka – the two countries which already have a critical mass of companies in the electronics sector – and touches on Bangladesh. This case study identifies both reasons for success and limits on the growth of electronics in South Asia, and recommends policies to enhance its growth. 2016-10-06T17:07:18Z 2016-10-06T17:07:18Z 2016-10-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26845779/electronics-south-asia-south-asia’s-turn-policies-boost-competitiveness-create-next-export-powerhouse http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25118 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper South Asia South Asia Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka
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topic electronics sector
export competitiveness
wages
value added
labor productivity
IT hardware
trade policy
customs clearance
spellingShingle electronics sector
export competitiveness
wages
value added
labor productivity
IT hardware
trade policy
customs clearance
Narain, Ashish
Electronics in South Asia
geographic_facet South Asia
South Asia
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
description The electronics sector has played an important role in the development trajectories of several newly industrialized economies. South Asia’s lack of competitiveness reflects inadequate provision of public goods (e.g. industrial zones next to world class ports and urban centers) rather than high labor costs or low productivity. The analysis focuses primarily on India and Sri Lanka – the two countries which already have a critical mass of companies in the electronics sector – and touches on Bangladesh. This case study identifies both reasons for success and limits on the growth of electronics in South Asia, and recommends policies to enhance its growth.
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author Narain, Ashish
author_facet Narain, Ashish
author_sort Narain, Ashish
title Electronics in South Asia
title_short Electronics in South Asia
title_full Electronics in South Asia
title_fullStr Electronics in South Asia
title_full_unstemmed Electronics in South Asia
title_sort electronics in south asia
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26845779/electronics-south-asia-south-asia’s-turn-policies-boost-competitiveness-create-next-export-powerhouse
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25118
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