India's Economy: Performance and Challenges
Essays in Honour of Montek Singh Ahluwalia
1st Edition
Published in December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
484 pages
978-0-19-807495-3 (ISBN)
Description
Reforms unshackled the major sectors of economy, propelled growth, and thrust India into the league of fastest growing nations in the world. In view of Montek Singh Ahluwalia's pivotal role in crafting reforms, this volume, in his honor, brings together scholarship on various aspects of India's economic development.
Analyzing key economic challenges in growth, inequality, macroeconomic performance, monetary policy, capital markets, infrastructure, human resources, services, global finance, climate change, and international trade, it suggests appropriate policies to attain rapid and inclusive growth.
Analyzing key economic challenges in growth, inequality, macroeconomic performance, monetary policy, capital markets, infrastructure, human resources, services, global finance, climate change, and international trade, it suggests appropriate policies to attain rapid and inclusive growth.
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... a valuable knowledge base on the recent developments of the Indian economy and its reform process ... * Chiara Mariotti, Economic Issues *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Students, teachers, and researchers of Indian economy, macroeconomics, and development economics, policymakers, analysts, and readers interested in the evolution of the Indian economy
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-807495-3 (9780198074953)
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Persons
Shankar Acharya is Member, Board of Governors, and Honorary Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi.
Rakesh Mohan is Professor in the Practice of International Economics and Finance, School of Management and Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute of Global Affairs, Yale University.
Rakesh Mohan is Professor in the Practice of International Economics and Finance, School of Management and Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute of Global Affairs, Yale University.
Content
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ; FOREWORD BY DR MANMOHAN SINGH ; INTRODUCTION ; SECTION I: GROWTH, INEQUALITY, AND REFORM ; 1. Indian Economic Growth 1950-2008: Facts and Beliefs, Puzzles and Policies ; 2. Inequality and Equity during Rapid Growth Process ; 3. Two Episodes in the Reform Process ; SECTION II: MACROECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL POLICIES ; 4. Macroeconomic Performance and Policies, 2000-8 ; 5. India's Financial Sector and Monetary Policy Reforms: Fostering Growth while Containing Risk ; 6. India's Capital Markets, 1991-2008 ; SECTION III: SECTORAL PERSPECTIVES ; 7. Accelerating Agricultural Growth: Moving from Farming to Value Chains ; 8. Infrastructure at Crossroads ; 9. Social Sector Development: A Perspective from Punjab ; 10. Servicing India's GDP Growth ; SECTION IV: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ; 11. India in the World ; 12. India's Trade with the World: Retrospect and Prospect ; 13. A Global Deal on Climate Change: A Possible Role for India