India Development Report 2012-13
Published on 10. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-0-19-809201-8 (ISBN)
Description
India has done well on many indicators of progress in the post-reform period. However, a lot remains to be done as the economy is confronted with macroeconomic challenges such as high inflation, high current account deficit, depreciation of the rupee, high fiscal deficit, and decline in exports. The India Development Report 2012-13 assesses many such contemporary problems keeping in view the objectives of the Twelfth Five Year Plan, and examines the post-reform performance and policies
that are needed in the next decade to achieve various economic, social, and environmental goals of the nation.
Using a combination of rich empirical data and rigorous analysis, the Report covers: macroeconomic developments and an assessment of the growth process; the recent high and persistent consumer price inflation; the pro-cyclical nature of fiscal policies; performance and key policy issues in agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors; issues related to borrowings of Indian firms; sustainability of and access to energy resources; coverage and quality of urban civic services, urban
migration, and urban mobility; poverty, inequality and human development; and emerging issues such as corruption and climate change.
It includes a statistical appendix which is a valuable source of information on the macroeconomic trends.
that are needed in the next decade to achieve various economic, social, and environmental goals of the nation.
Using a combination of rich empirical data and rigorous analysis, the Report covers: macroeconomic developments and an assessment of the growth process; the recent high and persistent consumer price inflation; the pro-cyclical nature of fiscal policies; performance and key policy issues in agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors; issues related to borrowings of Indian firms; sustainability of and access to energy resources; coverage and quality of urban civic services, urban
migration, and urban mobility; poverty, inequality and human development; and emerging issues such as corruption and climate change.
It includes a statistical appendix which is a valuable source of information on the macroeconomic trends.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Students and scholars of economics, development studies, and politics, as well as policymakers, policy analysts, government agencies, NGOs, the media, and general readers.
Dimensions
Height: 281 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
1130 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-809201-8 (9780198092018)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
S. Mahendra Dev, Director, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.
Content
PREFACE ; LIST OF TABLES ; LIST OF FIGURES ; LIST OF BOXES ; LIST OF STATISTICAL PROFILE ; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ; 1. OVERVIEW-INDIA'S EXPERIENCE WITH REFORMS: WHAT NEXT? ; 2. MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW: THE GROWTH STORY ; 3. PROPAGATION MECHANISMS IN INFLATION: GOVERNANCE AS KEY ; 4. FISCAL DEFICITS, CREDIBILITY, AND INFLATION PERSISTENCE: LESSONS FROM THATCHER AND VOLKER DISINFLATION ; 5. IS FISCAL POLICY IN INDIA PRO-CYCLICAL? ; 6. PERFORMANCE AND KEY POLICY ISSUES OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE ; 7. SECTORAL LINKAGES, MULTIPLIERS, AND THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE ; 8. SERVICES-LED GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT, SKILL AND JOB QUALITY: A STUDY OF MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE SECTORS IN URBAN INDIA ; 9. THE 'MIRACLE' STILL WAITING TO HAPPEN: PERFORMANCE OF INDIA'S MANUFACTURED EXPORTS IN COMPARISON TO CHINA ; 10. BORROWING OF INDIAN FIRMS ; 11. SUSTAINABILITY OF BIOMASS ENERGY IN INDIA: THE CASE OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM TREE BORNE OILS ; 12. ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY SERVICES-THE ROAD NOT TAKEN ; 13. PROVISION OF CIVIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IN THE URBAN CENTRE OF INDIA: PRESENT TRENDS AND THE WAY FORWARD ; 14. ON THE INTERNAL MOBILITY OF INDIANS: KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND EMERGING CONCERNS ; 15. POVERTY IN INDIA AND ITS DECOMPOSITIONS: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE NEW METHODS ; 16. INDIAN INEQUALITY: PATTERNS AND CHANGES, 1993-2010 ; 17. PROMOTING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: SCOPE FOR DISTRIBUTIVE OPTIONS ; 18. CHALLENGES FOR RIGHT TO EDUCATION IN INDIA ; 19. PROSECUTING CORRUPTION IN INDIA: EVIDENCE FROM KARNATAKA ; A STATISTICAL PROFILE OF INDIA'S DEVELOPMENT