What is it about?
South Asian economies are diversifying their trade in services. In this regards, smaller South Asian countries are showing their potential for trade in services on the basis of comparative advantage. Earlier, India had been enjoying the benefits of comparative advantage in services sector particularly in the IT and IT-Enabled services, however, other smaller economies of the SAARC like Sri Lanka and Pakistan now enjoys comparative advantage. This is what we know as kaeledoscopic comparative advantage.
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Why is it important?
This paper highlights the potential for services trade for other smaller economies in the South Asian region.
Perspectives
We have analysed the IT and Telecommunications policy of all the SAARC members. This needed rigorous and concerted efforts.
Dr. Kumar Gaurav
Magadh University
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This page is a summary of: IT-ITES trade of SAARC countries: does kaleidoscopic comparative advantage work?, International Journal of Transitions and Innovation Systems, January 2016, Inderscience Publishers,
DOI: 10.1504/ijtis.2016.081566.
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