TY - BOOK ID - 135076624 TI - Electronics in South Asia PY - 2016 PB - Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Competitiveness and Competition Policy KW - Export Competitiveness KW - Financial and Private Sector Development KW - Industrial Economics KW - Industry KW - Information and Communication Technologies KW - Information Technology KW - Infrastructure Services For Private Sector Development KW - Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Support KW - Private Sector Development KW - Regulation and Competition Policy KW - Small and Medium Size Enterprises KW - Trade Policy KW - Wages UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135076624 AB - 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. ER -