..., confirming the asymmetric relationship between FDI and human development. More importantly, causality results reveal the FDI-led HDI and HDI-led FDI development in South Asia. Practical implications FDI should be encouraged by formulating a well-tailored policy intervention. The development policies...

... be contacted at: skmaji@com.buruniv.ac.in 03 12 2022 03 03 2023 06 03 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Farmer Financial literacy South Asia Rural poverty accounts for a large proportion of total poverty...

... mean group and mean group estimators were employed to investigate the short and long -term impact of information and communication technology and other control factors on reducing the gap between rich and poor in South Asia. Findings The results showed that the Pooled mean group's findings are more...

... at: kashifmunirdr@gmail.com 16 04 2020 05 06 2020 07 07 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Educational inequality Gender inequality Income Income inequality South Asia Income inequality has been the most...

... of a few exceptions (e.g. de Souza Ferreira Filho and Horridge, 2006 ; Butt and Bandara, 2009), there is lack of detailed empirical country studies on this topic. Sri Lanka is an ideal candidate for such a case study for a number of reasons. First, Sri Lanka was the first country in South Asia...

... group. Originality/value According to the best of the authors' knowledge, empirical estimation of income distribution functions for South Asia has never been attempted. The results of this study, even though based on Sri Lankan data, will be relevant to most developing countries in South Asia...

...Robert E. Looney The question of whether military expenditures in the Third World in general and the Middle East/South Asia region in particular have been at the expense of national human resource development is addressed. The findings of a cross‐sectional analysis of public sector expenditure...