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SOUTH ASIA: DETERMINANTS OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES IN SERVICES
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| Country | Physician per 1000 people | Scientists & Engineers in R & D per millions. | Technicians in R & D per millions | Expenditures for R & D % of GNP | Television sets per 1000 | Fax machines per 1000 | Personal computers per 10000 | Internet hosts per 10000 | per 1000 | Waiting line |
| 1996-97 | 1985-95 | 1985-95 | 1985-95 | 1997 | 1996 | 1998 | 1998 | 1997 | 1997 | |
| BANGLADESH | 0.2 | - | - | - | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | 6.6 |
| INDIA | 0.4 | 149 | 114 | 0.8 | 69 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.11 | 19 | 1 |
| NEPAL | 0.1 | - | 5 | - | 4 | 0 | - | 0.05 | 8 | 7.6 |
| PAKISTAN | 0.5 | 54 | 76 | 0.9 | 65 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 0.15 | 19 | 1.2 |
| SRI LANKA | 0.1 | 173 | 43 | - | 91 | - | 4.1 | 0.31 | 17 | 6.3 |
Sources : World Bank, World Development Indicators 1999 and World Development Report 1999/2000. South Asia Economic Journal, Vol.1, no.2, Sage, New Delhi.