China’s trade patterns are evolving. While it started in light manufacturing and the assembly of more sophisticated products as part of global supply chains, China is now moving up the value chain, “onshoring” the production of higher-value-added upstream products and moving into more sophisticated downstream products as well. At the same time, with its wages rising, it has started to exit some lower-end, more labor-intensive sectors. These changes are taking place in the broader context of China’s rebalancing—away from exports and toward domestic demand, and within the latter, away from investment and toward consumption—and as a consequence, demand for some commodity imports is slowing, while consumption imports are slowly rising. The evolution of Chinese trade, investment, and consumption patterns offers opportunities and challenges to low-wage, low-income countries, including China’s neighbors in the Mekong region. Cambodia, Lao P.D.R., Myanmar, and Vietnam (the CLMV) are all open economies that are highly integrated with China. Rebalancing in China may mean less of a role for commodity exports from the region, but at the same time, the CLMV’s low labor costs suggest that manufacturing assembly for export could take off as China becomes less competitive, and as China itself demands more consumption items. Labor costs, however, are only part of the story. The CLMV will need to strengthen their infrastructure, education, governance, and trade regimes, and also run sound macro policies in order to capitalize fully on the opportunities presented by China’s transformation. With such policy efforts, the CLMV could see their trade and integration with global supply chains grow dramatically in the coming years.

Mark Twain Remarked Once That &.. This Is India, The Land Of Dreams And Romance, Of Fabulous Wealth And Fabulous Poverty, Of Splendour And Raga, Of Palaces And Hovels, Of Famine And Pestilence& The Country Of A Hundred Nations And A Hundred Tongues& Cradle Of The Human Race, Birth Place Of Human Speech, Mother Of History& The Only Sole Country Under The Sun That Is Endowed With An Imperishable Interest (For All)&.. The One Land That Men Desire To See . This Wonderland Of Ours Became Independent In 1947 And It Became A Major Example Amongst The Developing Countries Which Have Engaged Themselves In The Experimentation Of State Sponsored Economic Planning Under The Framework Of Democracy. Further, It Started To Practice, To Being With, The Mixed Economy Framework. Besides This Converting The Predominantly Agricultural Economy Of Feudalistic Design Into A Socialistic Pattern Of Society Was Its Prime Goal. Unit 1991, India Did Not Witness Any Major Change In Its Development Policy. Although The Policies Of Privatization And Globalization-The Hallmarks Of Reform Were Introduced By Shri Rajiv Gandhi In 1985, These Were Accelerated By The Union Government Only In 1991. Moreover, The 1990 S And Onwards Has Been The Decade/S Of Globalisation And Privatization. It Is A Universal Truth That Ultimate Objective Of The Economic Development Is To Promote The Well-Being Of All People Of The Society. In The Words Of Mahatma Gandhi, It Is An Effort To Wipe Out Tears From The Eyes Of Everyone . In Other Words, Any Policy Or Reform Aiming At Economic Development Should Have A Human Face Which Makes All People Happy Both Materially And Socially. As We Now Entered Into The New Millennium, It Is Opportune Time To Have A Critical Look At Reforms Introduced In 1991.

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