CONTENTS Acknowledgement ix Introduction 1 Theories of Economic Development 2 New Economic Policy and Social Justice 13 Review of Literature 15 Statement of Problems and Methodology 29 Indian Economic Policies 33 Indian Economy During British Rule 33 Indian Economy in Independent India 38 Review of Various Plans 41 Emergence of Global Order of Economy 62 Theories of International Economics 63 Global Political Economy: Till Final Round of GATT 71 A Critique to Global Political Economy 86 North-South Debate 94 Changing North-South Relations 101 Uruguay Round Agreement and WTO 127 Globalization 138 India's New Economic Policy, 1991 144 The Eighth Five-Year Plan (1992-1997) 148 New Industrial Policy, 1991 152 The Ninth Five-Year Plan (1997-2002) 159 The Tenth Five-Year Plan (2002-2007) 161 Eleventh Plan Approach Paper 161 India Vision 2020 161 Critical Evaluation of NEP 161 Social Justice, Social Policy and Social Development 165 Social Justice 166 Social Policy 180 Development 188 Social Justice and Social Development in India 200 Reservation Policy in India 227 Concepts of SC, ST and OBC 228 Reservation and Constitution 234 Reservations and Concessions in Appointments240 Deprivation and Reservation: Some Issues 243 New Economic Policy and Social Justice in India: Critical Evaluation 251 Poverty 251 Literacy and Education 260 Labour and Employment 268 Weaker Sections 274 Miscellaneous 286 Conclusion 294 Poverty 296 Unemployment 299 Literacy and Education 303 Health 305 Inequality 306 Bibliography 317 Index 349