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245 _aIndian economy and society in the era of globalisation and liberalisation.
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260 _aDelhi
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500 _aCONTENTS Preface .. 15 Contributors to the Volume .. 17 Acknowledgements .. 25 Professor A.M. Khusro: A Tribute N.S. SlDDHARTHAN27 Professor A.M. Khusro's Articles Professor AM. Khusro's Books PhD Theses Awarded Under the Supervision of Prof. A.M. Khusro Section I Agriculture, Land Reform and Anti-poverty Programmes 1. Indian Agriculture: Emerging Perspectives and Major Policy Issues C.H. HANUMANTHA RAO o ASHOK GULATI .. 41 Backdrop and the Winds of Change Emerging Perspectives and Goals of Agricultural Policy Agricultural Performance: Investment, Growth and Productivity Prime Movers of Growth Institutional Reforms Concluding Remarks 2. Sustainable Livestock Development in India S.N. MISHRA . 61 Introduction Livestock Production Systems Mixed Farming System in India Livestock Biodiversity Sustainable Development Strategy Indian Economy and Society the Era Contents ..CONTD... Information Base and Socio-Economic Research Concluding Observations 3. Land System and its Reforms in India S.K. RAY 79 J.1N.. l-Hl* . . Land Reforms Programme in Post-independent India Impact of Structural Reorganisation Emerging Perspectives and Policy Issues 4. Public Works as an Anti-Poverty Programme: An Overview of Cross-Country Experience K. SUBBARAO . -.. 97 Public Works: An Overview of Conceptual Issues Public Works: Cross-Country Experience Conclusions Section II Environment >. Economics, Ecology and the Environment: A Developing Country Perspective KANCHAN CHOPRA .. Introduction Economics and the Environment Outstanding Issues, Ecological Economics and the Study of Natural Systems Valuation of Environmental Resources and Institutions: Economics, Sociology and Anthropology Future Directions 6. Hidden Dimensions of Community Forestry in South Asia: A Gender Analysis BINA AGARWAL Introduction Background Gendered Outcomes: Participation, Equity and Efficiency What Determines Gendered Outcomes? Improving Outcomes for Women: The Bargaining Framework Conclusion 111 129 7. Cost Benefit Analysis of Cleaning Ganges: Some Emerging Environment and Development Issues A. MARKANDYA o M.N. MURTY .. 151 Introduction Benefits and Beneficiaries from Cleaning Ganges Estimation of Benefits and Costs of GAP Estimates of Social Benefits of GAP Sustainability of Processes of Cleaning Ganges Conclusion Section HI Globalisation, Liberalisation and Trade 8. Host Country Policies and Quality and Quantity of Foreign Direct Investments: Implications for India NAGESH KUMAR .. 177 Introduction Role of Host Country Policies on Different Aspects of MNE Activity: A Note on Analytical Frameworks and Hypotheses Quantitative Analysis and Findings Concluding Remarks: India's Response to Globalisation and WTO 9. India's Agro Export Performance and Competitiveness in Changed International Scenario RAMESH CHAND .. 199 Analytical Tools and Methodology Trade Performance Trade Competitiveness and Prospects Behaviour of International Prices Conclusions, Export Strategy and Policy Implications 10- Liberalisation, Multinational Enterprises and Export Performance: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing ARADHNA AGGARWAL .. 223 Introduction MNE Affiliates, Exports and Policy Regime: Hypotheses The Model Indian Economy and Society ia the Era of Globaluation and Liberalisation ..CONTD. .. Empirical Results Conclusion 11. Import Liberalisation and Productivity Growth in Indian Manufacturing Industries in the 1990s BlSHWANATH GOLDAR o ANITA KuMARI . .245 Introduction Effect of Import Liberalisation on Industrial Productivity Productivity Growth in Indian Manufacturing Econometric Analysis of Productivity Growth Rates Capacity Utilisation and Productivity Conclusion 12. Liberalisation and Growth of Firms in India N.S. SlDDHARTHAN Introduction Analytical Framework Sample and Variables Statistical Results Conclusion K. LAL 265 13. Section IV Macro Models and Growth Five Decades of Macroeconometric Modelling Research for India : A Synoptic View K. KRISHNAMURTY .283 Introduction Evolution of Econometric Models Some Theoretical and Empirical Issues Forecasting and Policy Use of Models Future Agenda: Some Suggestions Concluding Observations 14. Growth and Macroeconomic Imbalances in India B.B. BHATTACHARYA o SABYASACHI KAR Introduction Linkages Between Growth and Fiscal and External Balances .303 Contenti Trends in Fiscal and External Deficits in India Analysis Through a Macromodel Concluding Remarks Section V Population 15. Evolution of Census of India: 1872 - 2001 ASHISH BOSE. .325 16. Importance of Census Census Under British Rule Censuses in Post-independence Era Electronic Data Processing Dissemination of Census Data The Future Reciprocity between Female Education and Fertility in India P.M. MARI BHAT . .345 Introduction Measurement Issues Trends in Fertility Differentials by Education Effect of Family Size on Child Schooling Conclusion 17. RCH-care Utilisation and Fertility in India: An Integrated Recursive Model S.C. GULATI .. .365 Introduction Objectives Methodo/ogy Structural Formulation of the Model Parametric Estimates of the Model Partial and Total Effects of Predetermined Variables on Endogenous Variables Summary and Concluding Remarks 10 Indian Economy and Society in the Era of GlobaHsation and Liberalisation ..CONTD... Section VI Secularism and Religion 18. Whither Indian Secularism? Some Reflections P.C. JOSHI .. 387 19. Freedom of Religion T.N. MADAN 405 Index .. 423
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