In today's complex and fast evolving environment, understanding India's economy is not just an intellectual challenge, but, with the country emerging as a major global player, also a requirement. This concise and reader-friendly volume addresses this need.
Culled from the collective
wisdom of distinguished contributors, the volume provides a comprehensive and engaging account of the trends and issues across various sectors of the Indian economy. More than 100 pertinent entries, organized thematically, cover the evolution of the Indian economy from relative obscurity to an
emergent global force. They span the recent cover stories of India's phenomenal growth, and also document the backwaters-widespread poverty, farmer suicides, child labour, and the large and impoverished informal sector.
A new introduction and some new entries cover the developments since
the first edition was written, and also focus on the economic crises. An appendix presents relevant statistics on Indian economic indicators, which will serve as a handy reference for students of the Indian economy and, more generally, of development economics.
Introduction
1. Overview
2. Agriculture, Rural Economy, and Natural Resources
3. Industry
4. Services
5. Financial Sector
6. External Sector
7. Government Policy
8. Infrastructure
9. Population, Labour, and Employment
10. Human
Development
Appendix
Contributors
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Kaushik Basu is Donald C. Opatrny '74 Chairman in the Department of Economics, Professor of Economics, and C. Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. Annemie Maertens is a PhD candidate in Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
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