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100	1		_aKathuria, Sanjay. _929006
245	1	0	_aPlaying to Strengths : _bA Policy Framework for Mainstreaming Northeast India.
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bThe World Bank, _c2019.
300			_a1 online resource (102 pages)
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	0		_aInternational Development in Focus
520	3		_aIt is widely agreed that, over the past decade, accelerating infrastructure investments in India's North Eastern Region (NER) and neighboring countries, along with connectivity agreements with Bangladesh, hold immense promise for unlocking NER's economic potential. Other global trends, such as the growing incomes and consumer awareness in India and neighboring countries; a rising preference for fresh, healthy, safe, environmentally friendly, and socially responsible products; the growing role of services in manufacturing; and increasing demand for skilled resources are also very favorable for NER. Together, these developments can help NER showcase its strengths in agriculture and services, thereby developing value chains in these sectors, which will lead to sustainable, better-paying job opportunities for the people of NER. In this context, the World Bank, in consultation with stakeholders--government, private sector, and academia--analyzed two cross-cutting constraints that are encountered across all value chains and sectors in NER: connectivity and logistics, and product standards and quality infrastructure. To ground the policy in specific contexts, the team studied four sectors in depth: fruits and vegetables, spices, bamboo and related products, and medical tourism. Playing to Strengths lays out an initial policy framework for NER that integrates demand and supply and shows that, even with a low base in manufacturing, NER can leverage its strengths in agriculture and services to step up its growth. However, implementing this framework will require a different approach to doing business compared with the existing ecosystem and its associated value chains, which are mostly geared to local and/or price-conscious consumers. In capitalizing on its advantages, NER will not only accelerate its own development, but also will play an increasingly critical role in the government of India's "Act East" policy.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		4	_aConnectivity _929007
650		4	_aLogistics _929008
650		4	_aPoverty _929009
650		4	_aProduct Standards _929010
650		4	_aQuality Infrastructure _929011
650		4	_aRegional Integration _929012
650		4	_aTrade Facilitation _929013
650		4	_aValue Chain _929014
700	1		_aKathuria, Sanjay. _929006
776	0	8	_aPrint Version: _z9781464815058
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library. _929015
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-1505-8
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