Indian Economic Development Programs

A Text book on Economics

Proposed economic policy for India; a sequel to the 1944 plan inspired by the radical humanist philosopher Manabendra Nath Roy, 1893-1954.

This book addresses topical development issues in India, ranging from land acquisition, poverty alleviation programs, labor market issues, the public-private partnership (PPP) model and fiscal federalism. It offers an Indian perspective on the dynamics of economic development and the impact the country’s legal and public policies have on it. Economic development is a dynamic concept – old problems are solved, while at the same time new issues come to the fore. The emergence of these issues is unique to the development experience of an economy. The book includes sixteen recent contributions and is divided into four sections: law and contract; trade and foreign aid; issues in public economics; and the social sector and poverty alleviation. The chapters reflect on a number of development issues which were of concern for India in the recent past and will be important in her future development initiatives such as land acquisition, agricultural productivity, employment, protection of intellectual property rights, corruption, public-private partnership, regional development, poverty alleviations programs like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and the training of self-help group members, health and education of women, to name a few. The book is a valuable reference resource for policy practitioners and researchers working on the economics of development with special focus on developing economies.

1.Economy : An Introduction, 2. Economic Growth and Development, 3. Characteristics of the Indian Economy, 4. Concepts of Human Development , 5. Economic Resources of India : National Income and Capital Formation, 6. Human Resources of India, 7. Population and Economic Development (Population Policy of India), 8. Problem of Unemployment in India, 9. Economic Planning in India , 10 .The Planning Commission and Eleventh Five Year Plan, 11. Indian Agriculture : Problems and Prospects, 12. Industrial Sector in India : Position, Problems and Prospects of Large Scale Industries (Iron, Steel, Sugar, Cotton and Textile), 13. Service and Entrepreneurial Sector, 14 .Role of Commercial Banks and Financial Institutions, 15. Role of Small Scale Industries in the Indian Economy.