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_aRadhakrishna, R. Ed. _942647 |
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_aIndia development report 2008 _hBook |
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_aMadras,Singapore etc _bOxford Uni. Press _c2008 |
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500 | _aList of Tables x List of Figures xiii List of Boxesxv List of Statistical Profile xvi List of Abbreviationsxix List of Contributors xxii 1. Overview: Growth: Achievements and Distress 1 R.Radhakrishna S. Chandrasekhar Performance of the Indian Economy 1 Emerging Indian Economy 2 Growth and Well-being 5 Employment 9 Agrarian Crisis12 Higher Education 13 Emerging Issues in the Financial System14 India in a Globalizing World17 Concluding observations 18 2. Macroeconomic Overview 20 Manoj Panda Introduction 20 National Income Growth 20 Other Macroeconomic Developments 27 Asian Economic Integration 32 Poverty and Distribution34 Conclusion 38 3. Crisis in Agriculture and Rural Distress in Post-Reform India 40 D. Narasimha Reddy SrijitMishra Introduction 40 Agrarian Structure on the Eve of Economic Reforms 41 Reforms and Impact on the Farming Community in Agriculture41 Rural Distress and Farmers' Suicides 47 Reform-led Growth, Small Peasant Adjustment Cost, and The Need for State Support 50 4. 5. 6. Employment and Unemployment Since the Early 1970s T.N. Srinivasan Introduction54 Trends in Employment and Unemployment Rates 56 Conclusions 63 State of Higher Education in India S.R. Hashim Changing Perception about Value of Higher Education 72 Education and Earning 74 Household Expenditure on Education 75 Growth of Higher Education 76 Investment in Higher Education 79 Using the Existing Research Infrastructure for Teaching at Higher Levels 81 The Rural-Urban Gap in Education 83 Summary and Conclusion 84 Exploring Intra Urban Differences in Economic Well-Being in India S. Chandrasekhar Tesfayi Gebreselassie Introduction87 Data88 Extent, Distribution, and Characteristics of Slum Population 89 Heterogeneity in Slum Population91 Intra Urban Differences in Economic Condition of Households 92 Conclusion95 Macroeconomic Policy and the Exchange Rate: Working Together Ashima Goyal Introduction96 India's Changing Exchange Rate Regime 97 Stability of Forex Markets98 Internal and External Balance101 Inflation and the Labour Market106 Structure, Monetary, and Fiscal Policy 109 Conclusion 110 Emerging Policy Regime for Bank Credit Delivery and Tasks Ahead: A Critical Review S.L. Shetty 54 71 87 96 112 112 113 Introduction: Importance Assigned to Finance for Development Post-nationalization and Post-reform Banking Developments Micro-credit Movement in India124 Disappointing Ground Reality After the 1990s 126 More decisive evidence from AIDIS and Other Field Studies128 New Initiatives for Expanding Credit Flow to Agriculture and Other Priority Sectors New Policy Regime for Better Credit Delivery: Tasks Ahead131 Non-Perfoming Assets in Indian Banking: Magnitude, Determinants, and Impact of Recent Policy Initiative Kausik Chaudhuri Rudra Sensarma 129 Introduction 134 CONTENTSix Literature Review 135 Indian Banking System and its NPA Problem 135 Prudential Norms and Regulatory Response to NPAs138 Empirical Methodology and Data 140 Empirical Results140 Impact of Policy Response142 Policy Implications and Concluding Remarks 143 10. India and China: Changing Patterns of Comparative Advantage? M C. Veeramani Trade Policy Reforms146 Growth of Exports147 Structure of Exports and Changing Comparative Advantages148 Conclusion and Implications 155 11.Indian Textile and Apparel Sector: Performance, Employment, and Demand 157 G. Badr i Namyanan Introduction157 Indian Textile Sector in the International Market 158 India s Organized Textile Sector: Performance and Employment 161 Performance of India's Unorganized Textile Sector166 Domestic Consumption of Textiles in India172 Conclusions175 12. Globalization, Employment, and Labour Market Flexibility: The Case of India 178 K.V. Ramaswamy The Issues 178 Globalization and Employment179 Aggregate Employment 179 Job Security Regulations: Impact on Labour Markets180 Empirical Studies 182 Manufacturing Employment in India: Past Trends and the Debate183 Trade and Manufacturing Employment in India in the 1990s183 A Statistical Profile of India's Development 189 | ||
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