Subject(s): Economic development in Government policy in South Asia -- Policy coherence growth investment and decent work in south Asia: employment, Growth-Employment nexus -- Growth investment and decent work in Bangladesh need for better policy mix: Economic growth, Macroeconomic policy and decent employment, Labour productivity, Quality of employment in formal manufacturing sector -- case for strengthening policy coherence: Potential trade-offs between employment and other macroeconomic policy objectives -- Labour markets outcomes and policy challenges in India: Labour market, Productivity, wage growth and job quality, government policy, labour regulation and reforms -- Nepal-A critical assessment of experience: Policy implications, Macro economic policies -- Pakistan- A tale of controlled market and weak governance : labour market, government policy, Pakistan's growth, Paradigm shift, Political economy and sequencing of reforms -- Sri Lanka The role of strengthening policy coherence -- Afghanistan : Aid community role in promoting growth, investment and decent work, government policy and programmes -- Iran : trends of economic growth and formation of gross fixed capital, population and labour market , employment policies