{"id":3,"category_id":1,"image":null,"title":"Towards Regional Integration in South Asia: Promoting Trade Facilitation and Connectivity","slug":"towards-regional-integration-in-south-asia-promoting-trade-facilitation-and-connectivity-1","author":"Md. Mamin Ullah","publisher":null,"description":"

Abstract<\/b><\/span><\/span>
The growth of regional integration is now a major feature of international politics. It is not a new phenomenon; however, the regional trading block is still a dream for 1.7 billion South Asian people. Despite its shared history, culture, and geography, South Asia is one of the least integrated regions in the world (World Bank, 2017). Intra-regional trade accounts for only 5 per cent of total trade in SAARC in against of 25 per cent in ASEAN. Intra-regional investment, in addition, is smaller than 1 per cent of the overall investment. Nonetheless, this region is considered the most critical strategic location for global trade. The book under review addresses a number of issues that are critical to deepening regional cooperation and integration in South Asia along with a special focus on trade facilitation and connectivity. Given the backdrops in regional cooperation and integrations in South Asia, the need for a comprehensive book reviewing the current trends and challenges of regional integration is obvious. This book has fulfilled this need to a large extent. The book has identified the major barriers towards regional integration in South Asia in addition to providing concrete proposals to overcome these barriers based on statistical evidence and generated knowledge. This book is, therefore, a welcome guide for researchers, academics, and policymakers. Accordingly, the book deserves the rights for critical review.<\/span>
Keywords:<\/b><\/span> Regional Integration, Connectivity, Trade.<\/span>
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