Playing to Strengths

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dc.contributorKathuria, Sanjay
dc.contributorMathur, Priya
dc.contributorDe, Prabir
dc.contributorJensen, Michael Friis
dc.contributorKunaka, Charles
dc.contributorSrinivasan, Thirumalai G.
dc.creatorMathur, Priya
dc.creatorKathuria, Sanjay
dc.date2019-12-02T16:52:18Z
dc.date2019-12-02T16:52:18Z
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:39:28Z
dc.descriptionIt 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.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/278971575346344103/Playing-to-Strengths-A-Policy-Framework-for-Mainstreaming-Northeast-India
dc.identifier978-1-4648-1505-8
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/32740
dc.identifier10.1596/978-1-4648-1505-8
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1505-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/408481
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationInternational Development in Focus;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT STANDARDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectVALUE CHAIN
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectLOGISTICS
dc.titlePlaying to Strengths
dc.titleA Policy Framework for Mainstreaming Northeast India
dc.typeBook
dc.typeLivre
dc.typeLibro

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